Is Carla a boy or girl name?
Carla is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 252 girls and 0 boys were named Carla, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.7% of the 150,588 US babies named Carla were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,012
- Babies named Carla since 1890
- 150,588
- Most popular year
- 1961
- 5,829 babies
Boys and girls named Carla, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 11 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 54 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 171 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 550 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 2,262 | 100% |
| 1940s | 11 | 9,486 | 99.9% |
| 1950s | 58 | 29,432 | 99.8% |
| 1960s | 119 | 47,905 | 99.8% |
| 1970s | 98 | 26,845 | 99.6% |
| 1980s | 104 | 14,453 | 99.3% |
| 1990s | 35 | 8,399 | 99.6% |
| 2000s | 0 | 6,166 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 3,154 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 1,275 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 252 | #1,012 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 267 | #967 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 291 | #926 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 220 | #1,120 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 245 | #1,023 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 252 | #1,021 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 255 | #1,018 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 279 | #947 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 323 | #870 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 318 | #875 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 320 | #860 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 300 | #860 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 371 | #750 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 368 | #750 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 368 | #753 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 440 | #665 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 531 | #580 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 579 | #540 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 610 | #499 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 585 | #509 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 629 | #470 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 648 | #462 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 764 | #386 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 674 | #421 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 706 | #404 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 679 | #410 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 668 | #406 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 725 | #373 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 769 | #359 |
| 1995 | 5 | #9,059 | 764 | #344 |
| 1994 | 6 | #7,909 | 798 | #337 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 882 | #303 |
| 1992 | 7 | #6,757 | 1,013 | #276 |
| 1991 | 10 | #5,140 | 1,009 | #275 |
| 1990 | 7 | #6,502 | 1,092 | #263 |
| 1989 | 9 | #5,222 | 1,067 | #252 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 1,086 | #243 |
| 1987 | 10 | #4,287 | 1,198 | #225 |
| 1986 | 11 | #3,913 | 1,343 | #193 |
| 1985 | 11 | #3,835 | 1,397 | #194 |
| 1984 | 12 | #3,492 | 1,454 | #189 |
| 1983 | 13 | #3,259 | 1,528 | #178 |
| 1982 | 12 | #3,516 | 1,759 | #165 |
| 1981 | 14 | #3,049 | 1,789 | #160 |
| 1980 | 12 | #3,446 | 1,832 | #153 |
| 1979 | 9 | #4,121 | 1,970 | #142 |
| 1978 | 7 | #4,622 | 2,102 | #132 |
| 1977 | 8 | #4,222 | 2,099 | #137 |
| 1976 | 13 | #2,964 | 2,249 | #122 |
| 1975 | 10 | #3,470 | 2,315 | #122 |
| 1974 | 10 | #3,353 | 2,571 | #114 |
| 1973 | 8 | #3,749 | 2,686 | #114 |
| 1972 | 7 | #4,026 | 3,083 | #106 |
| 1971 | 10 | #3,177 | 3,556 | #107 |
| 1970 | 16 | #2,310 | 4,214 | #94 |
| 1969 | 6 | #4,002 | 3,964 | #91 |
| 1968 | 15 | #2,119 | 3,813 | #91 |
| 1967 | 19 | #1,818 | 4,185 | #82 |
| 1966 | 17 | #1,901 | 4,508 | #77 |
| 1965 | 14 | #2,194 | 4,781 | #76 |
| 1964 | 8 | #3,074 | 5,378 | #78 |
| 1963 | 12 | #2,431 | 5,264 | #82 |
| 1962 | 8 | #3,077 | 5,821 | #78 |
| 1961 | 12 | #2,428 | 5,817 | #77 |
| 1960 | 8 | #3,127 | 4,374 | #110 |
| 1959 | 7 | #3,321 | 3,935 | #118 |
| 1958 | 8 | #3,064 | 3,502 | #126 |
| 1957 | 8 | #3,047 | 3,470 | #128 |
| 1956 | 7 | #3,255 | 3,320 | #130 |
| 1955 | 7 | #3,233 | 3,066 | #135 |
| 1954 | 9 | #2,769 | 2,889 | #135 |
| 1953 | 7 | #3,176 | 2,760 | #129 |
| 1952 | 5 | #3,810 | 2,565 | #138 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 2,172 | #147 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 1,753 | #160 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 1,498 | #187 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 1,543 | #180 |
| 1947 | 5 | #3,792 | 1,569 | #182 |
| 1946 | 6 | #3,220 | 1,201 | #202 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 862 | #222 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 722 | #249 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 642 | #277 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 554 | #287 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 455 | #304 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 440 | #299 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 347 | #342 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 311 | #374 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 256 | #402 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 244 | #411 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 214 | #441 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 200 | #459 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 175 | #481 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 197 | #468 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 165 | #504 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 153 | #551 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 124 | #617 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 93 | #737 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 82 | #802 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 72 | #873 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 39 | #1,254 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,358 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 30 | #1,494 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,034 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 29 | #1,548 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 26 | #1,630 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,166 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 31 | #1,384 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,782 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,697 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 23 | #1,528 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 17 | #1,608 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 13 | #1,687 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 5 | #3,036 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 17 | #1,078 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,794 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,631 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,701 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,236 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,982 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,835 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,634 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,241 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,971 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,303 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,358 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Carla reached #1,818 in 1967. As a girl name, it reached #76 in 1965. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Carla
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.