Boy or Girl

Is Charla a boy or girl name?

Charla was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 8,026 US babies named Charla were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.

Boy rank, 2024
Not ranked
Girl rank, 2024
Not ranked
Babies named Charla since 1917
8,026
Most popular year
1969
219 babies
Babies named Charla each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Charla from 1917 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.075150225300192019401960198020002020

Boys and girls named Charla, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1910s011100%
1920s069100%
1930s0184100%
1940s0864100%
1950s01,522100%
1960s01,869100%
1970s01,698100%
1980s01,039100%
1990s0414100%
2000s0215100%
2010s0121100%
2020s020100%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20240–0–
20230–5#15,663
20220–10#9,829
20210–0–
20200–5#15,601
20190–6#14,170
20180–8#11,613
20170–7#12,988
20160–12#9,005
20150–17#7,041
20140–11#9,684
20130–14#8,228
20120–8#12,457
20110–19#6,617
20100–19#6,705
20090–19#6,867
20080–16#7,824
20070–18#7,148
20060–19#6,640
20050–24#5,306
20040–35#4,013
20030–26#4,832
20020–14#7,514
20010–21#5,408
20000–23#5,016
19990–18#5,709
19980–27#4,157
19970–26#4,148
19960–33#3,441
19950–37#3,103
19940–42#2,850
19930–49#2,542
19920–38#3,046
19910–70#1,980
19900–74#1,894
19890–94#1,523
19880–71#1,769
19870–77#1,610
19860–101#1,315
19850–96#1,361
19840–107#1,217
19830–100#1,253
19820–116#1,181
19810–124#1,117
19800–153#966
19790–143#995
19780–143#969
19770–200#759
19760–191#755
19750–132#952
19740–156#843
19730–162#808
19720–168#804
19710–193#758
19700–210#719
19690–219#670
19680–211#665
19670–189#710
19660–202#687
19650–165#772
19640–177#775
19630–186#755
19620–191#748
19610–170#802
19600–159#827
19590–164#796
19580–150#829
19570–165#784
19560–190#695
19550–180#702
19540–145#778
19530–134#795
19520–129#795
19510–141#737
19500–124#777
19490–120#787
19480–100#871
19470–117#808
19460–96#844
19450–122#669
19440–120#682
19430–54#1,091
19420–61#999
19410–37#1,244
19400–37#1,204
19390–39#1,165
19380–27#1,448
19370–22#1,642
19360–24#1,509
19350–13#2,322
19340–8#3,202
19330–14#2,176
19320–10#2,854
19310–17#1,955
19300–10#2,878
19290–9#3,179
19280–8#3,476
19270–8#3,596
19260–7#3,941
19250–8#3,723
19240–7#4,068
19230–0–
19220–10#3,193
19210–6#4,569
19200–6#4,479
19190–0–
19180–5#4,941
19170–6#4,182

Highest rank

Charla has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #665 in 1968. 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 Charla

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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.