Girl
Karla
The name Karla carries the meaning "Feminine of Karl/Carl". It has faded some since the 1960s without dropping off entirely. These days, it is neither rare nor overly common. Since 1900, roughly 88,583 babies in the U.S. have been given this name.
EtymologyFeminine of Karl/Carl
EtymologyMeaning "free man"
Births by decade
1900s
0
1910s
26
1920s
65
1930s
536
1940s
3,102
1950s
11,468
1960s
17,756
1970s
11,411
1980s
9,446
1990s
12,955
2000s
16,178
2010s
5,640
Peaked in the 1960s · 88,583 total U.S. births since 1900