Karla
#799 for girls in 2025, 340 births · Last seen for boys in 2009 at #10,994
Given to girls 99.7% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 2002 · 1,840 births
- Debut · girls
- 7 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 91,586since 1915
Karla over time
Rank among girls' names. Karla has never cracked the top 100 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #799 | 340 | — | |
| 2024 | #732 | 385 | — | |
| 2023 | #710 | 398 | — | |
| 2022 | #689 | 425 | — | |
| 2021 | #701 | 411 | — | |
| 2020 | #676 | 420 | — | |
| 2019 | #680 | 427 | — | |
| 2018 | #628 | 476 | — | |
| 2017 | #557 | 553 | — | |
| 2016 | #561 | 554 | — | |
| 2015 | #510 | 617 | — | |
| 2014 | #503 | 621 | — | |
| 2013 | #475 | 647 | — | |
| 2012 | #412 | 761 | — | |
| 2011 | #352 | 910 | — | |
| 2010 | #324 | 989 | — | |
| 2009 | #298 | 1,116 | #10,994 | 6 |
| 2008 | #243 | 1,421 | — | |
| 2007 | #219 | 1,581 | — | |
| 2006 | #208 | 1,656 | #10,662 | 6 |
| 2005 | #203 | 1,716 | — | |
| 2004 | #196 | 1,749 | #8,143 | 8 |
| 2003 | #179 | 1,780 | #10,894 | 5 |
| 2002 | #175 | 1,840 | #7,055 | 9 |
| 2001 | #193 | 1,699 | — | |
| 2000 | #203 | 1,587 | #10,349 | 5 |
| 1999 | #194 | 1,609 | #8,704 | 6 |
| 1998 | #209 | 1,473 | #5,840 | 10 |
| 1997 | #201 | 1,470 | #6,618 | 8 |
| 1996 | #204 | 1,435 | #9,015 | 5 |
| 1995 | #241 | 1,182 | #6,407 | 8 |
| 1994 | #223 | 1,260 | #6,968 | 7 |
| 1993 | #234 | 1,197 | #5,002 | 11 |
| 1992 | #239 | 1,157 | #5,660 | 9 |
| 1991 | #257 | 1,088 | #4,760 | 11 |
| 1990 | #276 | 1,002 | #4,167 | 13 |
| 1989 | #279 | 966 | #3,205 | 18 |
| 1988 | #286 | 866 | #5,751 | 7 |
| 1987 | #283 | 868 | #4,573 | 9 |
| 1986 | #271 | 915 | #4,853 | 8 |
| 1985 | #277 | 902 | #3,599 | 12 |
| 1984 | #262 | 934 | #4,973 | 7 |
| 1983 | #253 | 940 | #5,484 | 6 |
| 1982 | #259 | 957 | #5,003 | 7 |
| 1981 | #252 | 986 | #4,961 | 7 |
| 1980 | #250 | 1,026 | #4,495 | 8 |
| 1979 | #238 | 1,080 | #3,569 | 11 |
| 1978 | #250 | 948 | — | |
| 1977 | #248 | 1,000 | #5,845 | 5 |
| 1976 | #242 | 978 | #4,418 | 7 |
| 1975 | #242 | 1,013 | — | |
| 1974 | #239 | 1,065 | #4,634 | 6 |
| 1973 | #230 | 1,111 | #4,505 | 6 |
| 1972 | #243 | 1,121 | — | |
| 1971 | #216 | 1,417 | #3,658 | 8 |
| 1970 | #196 | 1,634 | #4,724 | 5 |
| 1969 | #205 | 1,536 | #4,404 | 5 |
| 1968 | #205 | 1,504 | — | |
| 1967 | #190 | 1,646 | — | |
| 1966 | #193 | 1,686 | #3,948 | 5 |
| 1965 | #188 | 1,804 | #2,617 | 10 |
| 1964 | #182 | 2,060 | #3,601 | 6 |
| 1963 | #189 | 2,007 | — | |
| 1962 | #192 | 1,947 | — | |
| 1961 | #195 | 1,871 | #2,900 | 9 |
| 1960 | #206 | 1,655 | #4,038 | 5 |
| 1959 | #206 | 1,635 | #3,988 | 5 |
| 1958 | #214 | 1,484 | — | |
| 1957 | #215 | 1,529 | — | |
| 1956 | #218 | 1,391 | — | |
| 1955 | #234 | 1,205 | — | |
| 1954 | #241 | 1,135 | — | |
| 1953 | #266 | 941 | — | |
| 1952 | #279 | 828 | — | |
| 1951 | #292 | 722 | — | |
| 1950 | #319 | 592 | — | |
| 1949 | #361 | 480 | — | |
| 1948 | #366 | 465 | — | |
| 1947 | #359 | 504 | — | |
| 1946 | #364 | 427 | — | |
| 1945 | #397 | 319 | — | |
| 1944 | #488 | 217 | — | |
| 1943 | #505 | 218 | — | |
| 1942 | #541 | 187 | — | |
| 1941 | #572 | 148 | — | |
| 1940 | #592 | 137 | — | |
| 1939 | #610 | 122 | — | |
| 1938 | #737 | 87 | — | |
| 1937 | #752 | 81 | — | |
| 1936 | #791 | 73 | — | |
| 1935 | #1,135 | 38 | — | |
| 1934 | #1,019 | 46 | — | |
| 1933 | #1,262 | 32 | — | |
| 1932 | #1,421 | 28 | — | |
| 1931 | #1,803 | 19 | — | |
| 1930 | #2,845 | 10 | — | |
| 1929 | #2,921 | 10 | — | |
| 1928 | #2,954 | 10 | — | |
| 1927 | #2,859 | 11 | — | |
| 1926 | — | — | ||
| 1925 | #3,116 | 10 | — | |
| 1924 | #4,434 | 6 | — | |
| 1923 | #4,967 | 5 | — | |
| 1922 | #3,655 | 8 | — | |
| 1921 | — | — | ||
| 1920 | #4,975 | 5 | — | |
| 1919 | #4,814 | 5 | — | |
| 1918 | — | — | ||
| 1917 | #3,713 | 7 | — | |
| 1916 | #3,552 | 7 | — | |
| 1915 | #3,434 | 7 | — | |
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The first year at least five girls were named Karla! It came in at #3,434, and was given to 7 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1918–1921, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Karla is popular in 1977
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- South Dakota#109 · 1 in 430
- Minnesota#138 · 1 in 719
- Iowa#150 · 1 in 789
- California#162 · 1 in 800
- North Dakota#181 · 1 in 891
Best ever in a state: #22 in North Dakota, 1964.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota | #109 | 10 | 1 in 430 |
| Minnesota | #138 | 36 | 1 in 719 |
| Iowa | #150 | 24 | 1 in 789 |
| California | #162 | 187 | 1 in 800 |
| North Dakota | #181 | 5 | 1 in 891 |
| Arizona | #182 | 20 | 1 in 797 |
| New Hampshire | #182 | 5 | 1 in 907 |
| Wisconsin | #192 | 25 | 1 in 1,159 |
| District of Columbia | #197 | 8 | 1 in 756 |
| Hawaii | #199 | 7 | 1 in 667 |
| Texas | #210 | 96 | 1 in 1,047 |
| Missouri | #219 | 25 | 1 in 1,239 |
| South Carolina | #221 | 17 | 1 in 1,032 |
| Indiana | #226 | 26 | 1 in 1,355 |
| Michigan | #228 | 43 | 1 in 1,328 |
| Illinois | #239 | 53 | 1 in 1,365 |
| Colorado | #247 | 13 | 1 in 1,313 |
| Alabama | #248 | 18 | 1 in 1,278 |
| Nebraska | #248 | 7 | 1 in 1,437 |
| Arkansas | #255 | 10 | 1 in 1,299 |
| Ohio | #258 | 42 | 1 in 1,670 |
| Florida | #262 | 30 | 1 in 1,440 |
| North Carolina | #266 | 22 | 1 in 1,503 |
| Washington | #270 | 15 | 1 in 1,518 |
| Kentucky | #279 | 15 | 1 in 1,639 |
| Oklahoma | #280 | 11 | 1 in 1,538 |
| Utah | #283 | 9 | 1 in 1,633 |
| Virginia | #293 | 16 | 1 in 1,762 |
| West Virginia | #301 | 6 | 1 in 2,055 |
| Louisiana | #303 | 18 | 1 in 1,555 |
| Oregon | #321 | 8 | 1 in 1,841 |
| Pennsylvania | #333 | 29 | 1 in 2,289 |
| New Jersey | #338 | 17 | 1 in 2,159 |
| Maryland | #339 | 9 | 1 in 2,051 |
| New York | #339 | 50 | 1 in 2,037 |
| New Mexico | #343 | 5 | 1 in 1,611 |
| Connecticut | #349 | 6 | 1 in 2,375 |
| Mississippi | #370 | 8 | 1 in 1,976 |
| Georgia | #405 | 12 | 1 in 2,737 |
| Massachusetts | #417 | 8 | 1 in 3,677 |
| Tennessee | #449 | 8 | 1 in 3,506 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Kansas | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Karla
- 67 spots since 2024 (#732 → #799)
- 123 spots since 2020 (#676 → #799)
- 289 spots since 2015 (#510 → #799)
- Biggest jump: 344 spots in 1936 (#1,135 → #791)
- Biggest drop: 71 spots in 2018 (#557 → #628)
- Debuted 1915
- Peaked 2002 at #175 (1,840 births)
- Births halved by 2011, 9 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 90 yrs · run 1936–2025
- Highest: 1 in 920 girls born in 1964 were named Karla (0.11%)
- Latest: 1 in 4,727 girls born in 2025 (0.02%)
- Its best rank, #175 in 2002, was only 1 in 977 (0.10%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 19.3% of all girls named Karla (17,716) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 26 | #3,434 (1915) | #3,878 |
| 1920s | 65 | #2,859 (1927) | #3,735 |
| 1930s | 536 | #610 (1939) | #1,238 |
| 1940s | 3,102 | #359 (1947) | #455 |
| 1950s | 11,462 | #206 (1959) | #248 |
| 1960s | 17,716 | #182 (1964) | #195 |
| 1970s | 11,367 | #196 (1970) | #234 |
| 1980s | 9,360 | #250 (1980) | #267 |
| 1990s | 12,873 | #194 (1999) | #228 |
| 2000s | 16,145 | #175 (2002) | #212 |
| 2010s | 6,555 | #324 (2010) | #500 |
| 2020s | 2,379 | #676 (2020) | #718 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Karla in 1977
Top girls' names in 1977
Top boys' names in 1977
More about 1977
girls
1,533,146 girls got a published name in 1977; 1 in 1,533 of them was named Karla, which outranked 97.8% of the 11,329 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,643,220 boys got a published name in 1977; 1 in 328,644 of them was named Karla, which outranked 14.8% of the 6,861 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied with 1,016 names at #5,845; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.