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
Showing
- 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
girls
Rank among girls' names. Karla has never cracked the top 100 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
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 | — | |
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| 1925 | #3,116 | 10 | — | |
| 1924 | #4,434 | 6 | — | |
| 1923 | #4,967 | 5 | — | |
| 1922 | #3,655 | 8 | — | |
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| 1920 | #4,975 | 5 | — | |
| 1919 | #4,814 | 5 | — | |
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| 1917 | #3,713 | 7 | — | |
| 1916 | #3,552 | 7 | — | |
| 1915 | #3,434 | 7 | — | |
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First appearance
1915
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 2017
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Nevada#208 · 1 in 834
- California#292 · 1 in 1,472
- Texas#333 · 1 in 1,665
- Arizona#452 · 1 in 2,005
- Georgia#467 · 1 in 2,142
Best ever in a state: #22 in North Dakota, 1964.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nevada | #208 | 13 | 1 in 834 |
| California | #292 | 133 | 1 in 1,472 |
| Texas | #333 | 96 | 1 in 1,665 |
| Arizona | #452 | 15 | 1 in 2,005 |
| Georgia | #467 | 22 | 1 in 2,142 |
| New York | #468 | 39 | 1 in 2,256 |
| Virginia | #472 | 17 | 1 in 2,120 |
| Maryland | #488 | 11 | 1 in 2,116 |
| New Jersey | #494 | 15 | 1 in 2,398 |
| Iowa | #508 | 6 | 1 in 2,076 |
| Colorado | #525 | 10 | 1 in 2,262 |
| Tennessee | #535 | 13 | 1 in 2,354 |
| Illinois | #542 | 21 | 1 in 2,645 |
| Utah | #550 | 7 | 1 in 2,436 |
| Florida | #553 | 30 | 1 in 2,865 |
| Louisiana | #648 | 7 | 1 in 2,840 |
| North Carolina | #734 | 12 | 1 in 3,782 |
| Pennsylvania | #823 | 11 | 1 in 4,649 |
| Massachusetts | #845 | 5 | 1 in 5,040 |
| Missouri | #940 | 5 | 1 in 5,194 |
| Indiana | #1,042 | 5 | 1 in 6,020 |
| Washington | #1,106 | 5 | 1 in 6,213 |
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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.
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Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 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)
Rise & fade · girls
87 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1915
- Peaked 2002 at #175 (1,840 births)
- Births halved by 2011, 9 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 90 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 90 yrs · run 1936–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 920
- 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
Era · girls
The 1960s
- 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 2017
girls
#557
553 births · 1 in 3,122 girls
Top girls' names in 2017
More about 2017
girls
1,726,461 girls got a published name in 2017; 1 in 3,122 of them was named Karla, which outranked 97.0% of the 18,448 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Karla
- #554Madilynn557
- #555Mariam556
- #556Karen554
- #557Karla553
- #557Skyla553
- #559Beatrice548
- #560Dayana544
- #560Gloria544
Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Biggest movers since 2016
Risers
Fallers
- ↓ 263Julianne#919 → #1,182
- ↓ 243Milania#947 → #1,190
- ↓ 240Wendy#858 → #1,098
- ↓ 238Montserrat#808 → #1,046
- ↓ 224Nathaly#930 → #1,154
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.