Karla

“Variant of Karl — Free man” — Germanic, via French origin

Girl's name · #803 in the US (2025) · Retro

Karla reached its best rank, #175, in 2002 and ranked #803 in 2025. About 92,000 girls have carried it since 1915. Together with its spelling variant Carla (#1083), Karla would rank around #537 with about 560 births last year — the newborns split about 60/40 between Karla and Carla.

Around the world: #8 in Denmark (2025) · #48 in Croatia (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 28 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Karlas

Karla Sofía Gascón — Spanish actress
Karla Souza — Mexican actress (born 1985)
Karla Homolka — Canadian convicted killer (manslaughter) and ex-wife of Paul Bernardo
Karla Avelar — LGBTI Activist
Karla Álvarez — Mexican actress (1972-2013)

In stories & tradition

Karla Sofen — Earth-616
Karla Kick‎ — anthropomorphic cat
Karla — Record of Lodoss War · Record of Lodoss War: Chronicles of the Heroic Knight

What Karlas become

Among 598 notable people named Karla:

Entertainers appear 1.5× more often than among typical names — e.g. Karla Sofía Gascón, Spanish actress.

Similar names: Carla · Angelica · Charley · Darla · Araceli · Perla

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