Is Karla a boy or girl name?
Karla is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 385 girls and 0 boys were named Karla, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.7% of the 91,550 US babies named Karla were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #730
- Babies named Karla since 1915
- 91,550
- Most popular year
- 1964
- 2,066 babies
Boys and girls named Karla, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 26 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 65 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 536 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 3,102 | 100% |
| 1950s | 5 | 11,463 | 100% |
| 1960s | 40 | 17,716 | 99.8% |
| 1970s | 48 | 11,367 | 99.6% |
| 1980s | 89 | 9,360 | 99.1% |
| 1990s | 88 | 12,870 | 99.3% |
| 2000s | 39 | 16,144 | 99.8% |
| 2010s | 0 | 6,553 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 2,039 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 385 | #730 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 398 | #711 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 425 | #689 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 411 | #701 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 420 | #676 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 427 | #681 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 476 | #628 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 553 | #557 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 554 | #562 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 616 | #512 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 620 | #503 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 647 | #475 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 761 | #412 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 910 | #353 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 989 | #325 |
| 2009 | 6 | #11,728 | 1,116 | #298 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 1,421 | #243 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 1,581 | #219 |
| 2006 | 6 | #11,354 | 1,656 | #208 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 1,716 | #203 |
| 2004 | 8 | #8,539 | 1,749 | #196 |
| 2003 | 5 | #11,839 | 1,779 | #179 |
| 2002 | 9 | #7,345 | 1,840 | #175 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 1,699 | #193 |
| 2000 | 5 | #11,304 | 1,587 | #203 |
| 1999 | 6 | #9,305 | 1,609 | #194 |
| 1998 | 10 | #6,070 | 1,472 | #209 |
| 1997 | 8 | #6,945 | 1,470 | #201 |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,785 | 1,435 | #204 |
| 1995 | 8 | #6,688 | 1,182 | #241 |
| 1994 | 7 | #7,361 | 1,259 | #224 |
| 1993 | 11 | #5,190 | 1,196 | #234 |
| 1992 | 9 | #5,886 | 1,157 | #239 |
| 1991 | 11 | #4,938 | 1,088 | #258 |
| 1990 | 13 | #4,288 | 1,002 | #276 |
| 1989 | 18 | #3,270 | 966 | #279 |
| 1988 | 7 | #6,127 | 866 | #286 |
| 1987 | 9 | #4,756 | 868 | #283 |
| 1986 | 8 | #5,106 | 915 | #271 |
| 1985 | 12 | #3,694 | 902 | #278 |
| 1984 | 7 | #5,267 | 934 | #262 |
| 1983 | 6 | #5,870 | 940 | #254 |
| 1982 | 7 | #5,321 | 957 | #259 |
| 1981 | 7 | #5,211 | 986 | #252 |
| 1980 | 8 | #4,731 | 1,026 | #251 |
| 1979 | 11 | #3,693 | 1,080 | #239 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 948 | #250 |
| 1977 | 5 | #6,341 | 1,000 | #248 |
| 1976 | 7 | #4,677 | 978 | #242 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 1,013 | #242 |
| 1974 | 6 | #4,941 | 1,065 | #239 |
| 1973 | 6 | #4,805 | 1,111 | #230 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 1,121 | #244 |
| 1971 | 8 | #3,802 | 1,417 | #216 |
| 1970 | 5 | #5,091 | 1,634 | #196 |
| 1969 | 5 | #4,714 | 1,536 | #205 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 1,504 | #205 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 1,646 | #190 |
| 1966 | 5 | #4,243 | 1,686 | #193 |
| 1965 | 10 | #2,694 | 1,804 | #188 |
| 1964 | 6 | #3,828 | 2,060 | #182 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 2,008 | #189 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 1,946 | #192 |
| 1961 | 9 | #3,003 | 1,871 | #195 |
| 1960 | 5 | #4,334 | 1,655 | #206 |
| 1959 | 5 | #4,287 | 1,635 | #207 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 1,484 | #214 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 1,529 | #215 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 1,391 | #218 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 1,205 | #234 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 1,135 | #241 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 941 | #266 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 829 | #279 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 722 | #292 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 592 | #319 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 480 | #361 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 465 | #366 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 504 | #359 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 427 | #364 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 319 | #397 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 217 | #488 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 218 | #505 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 187 | #541 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 148 | #575 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 137 | #592 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 122 | #611 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 87 | #742 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 81 | #756 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 73 | #792 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,148 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,026 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 32 | #1,276 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,437 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 19 | #1,831 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,947 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,038 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,047 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,957 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,238 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,755 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,330 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,836 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,353 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,173 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,907 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,733 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,615 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Karla reached #2,694 in 1965. As a girl name, it reached #175 in 2002. 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 Karla
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.