Karla
A girls’ name of German origin, meaning free woman; a form of Carla.
How Karla has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #512 |
| 2016 | #562 |
| 2017 | #557 |
| 2018 | #628 |
| 2019 | #678 |
| 2020 | #676 |
| 2021 | #699 |
| 2022 | #686 |
| 2023 | #712 |
| 2024 | #730 |
| 2025 | #803 |
Karla by the numbers
In 2025, 10 babies in England and Wales were named Karla. In the US, 552 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 2,061 babies in 1964, making it a 1960s name.
At its height, in 1965, about 1 in 1,000 American girls born that year was called Karla.
Other names that come from Carla
Like Karla, each of these traces back to Carla: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Carlya free person; a form of Carla or Carl687 in the US (2017)
- Karliefree man; a form of Carla or Karl276 in the US (2017)
- Carleefree woman; a form of Carla or Carly259 in the US (2017)
- Carleighman; a modern spelling of Carley or Carla177 in the US (2017)
- Karleyfree man; a modern respelling of Carla or Carly124 in the US (2017)
- Carlifree man; a spelling variant of Carla or Carlo122 in the US (2017)
- Karelyfree man; a modern respelling of Carla or Carly77 in the US (2017)
- Karleenfree person; a form of Caroline or Carla10 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Karla. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Karafriend or dear; a form of Cara606 in the US (2017)
- Karmaaction, deed, fate, cosmic principle214 in the US (2017)
- Karlyfree man; a modern respelling of Carla or Carly149 in the US (2017)
- Karlifree man; a form of Carla or Karl135 in the US (2017)
- Kailastylish; a variant of Kayla133 in the US (2017)
- Kalatime; black; dark22 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Karla
Names that are said the same way as Karla, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Carlafree woman or feminine of Karl274 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean freedom
Like Karla, each of these has freedom in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Charlottefree woman; feminine form of Charles12,900 in the US (2017)
- Carolinefree woman; feminine form of Charles4,270 in the US (2017)
- Charliefree man1,679 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lottiefree woman; from Charlotte1,222 in England and Wales (2025)
- Charleefree man; a feminine spelling of charles1,176 in the US (2017)
- Frankiefree man; a form of Frank887 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Karla
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