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Carla

Used in both girl and boy records

Carla appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Carla by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDCarla as a girl’s nameUS records 1890–2024
#187girl rank1962peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDCarla as a boy’s nameUS records 1946–2009
#5410boy rank1967peak year
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Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Carla in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl19615,818 uses#7619651890–2020121 listed years
Boy196719 uses#180719671946–199544 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.