Carla
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Carla is a feminine form of Carl, meaning “woman” or “free woman.” Carla is a sassier, more approachable relative of Charles that lost luster in recent decades but got a boost when Carla Bruni married French president Nicolas Sarkozy. Carla is read as “little woman born to command.” Carla Goetaborg is the strong-willed widow who joins the expedition in the 1959 film Journey to the Center of the Earth.
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Usage of Carla in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Carla against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Carla is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Carla in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 223 girls were named Carla, making it the #1082 girls' name in the US. Since 1890, 150,390 girls have been named Carla, with the most (5,820) in 1962. It is most common, relative to births, in Nevada, Colorado and Massachusetts.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Carla in other languages
- Karla Czech, Dutch, English, German
- Carola Catalan, Dutch, Italian
- Carol English
- Carole Portuguese
- Karola Polish
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Storms named Carla
Tropical storms, hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones that have been named Carla, newest first.
| Storm | Year | Ocean | Peak wind |
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| Tropical storm Carla | 1977 | Western Pacific | 65 km/h |
| Typhoon Carla (Category 1) | 1974 | Western Pacific | 148 km/h |
| Tropical storm Carla | 1971 | Western Pacific | 93 km/h |
| Typhoon Carla (Category 5) | 1967 | Western Pacific | 296 km/h |
| Typhoon Carla (Category 4) | 1965 | Western Pacific | 222 km/h |
| Typhoon Carla (Category 1) | 1962 | Western Pacific | 130 km/h |
| Hurricane Carla (Category 4) | 1961 | North Atlantic | 232 km/h |
| Tropical storm Carla | 1956 | North Atlantic | 111 km/h |
Source: IBTrACS, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Peak wind is the highest sustained wind recorded for the storm.
Towns named Carla
There are 8 towns and villages with Carla in their name, in 6 countries.
🇫🇷 France 2🇺🇸 United States 2🇨🇱 Chile 1🇮🇹 Italy 1🇲🇽 Mexico 1🇵🇾 Paraguay 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Carla-Bayle | Occitanie, 🇫🇷 France | 738 | Map |
| Carla | Louisiana, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Carla Betulla | Lombardy, 🇮🇹 Italy | – | Map |
| Carla Zambrano | Tamaulipas, 🇲🇽 Mexico | – | Map |
| Santa Carla | Los Ríos Region, 🇨🇱 Chile | – | Map |
| Carla-de-Roquefort | Occitanie, 🇫🇷 France | 169 | Map |
| Estanacia Carla María | Caaguazú Department, 🇵🇾 Paraguay | – | Map |
| La Carla Colonia | Texas, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Carla songs
7 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Carla in their title. The best known:
- Carla – Miguel Bosé
- Carla (2002)
- CARLA
- De Roser a Carla i Sara – Tomàs Gil i Membrado
- Júlia i Carla – Jaume Conangla i Canals
- La bonica Carla – Joan Vergés i Sastre
- Per la Carla – Josep Fecúndez i Martínez
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Carla
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Carla.
Carla Beurskens
Carla Bodendorf
Carla Bruni
Carla Camurati
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Fictional characters named Carla
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Carla as a pet name
FurryName has found 38 dogs named Carla in public pet registers, making it the #1,959 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Basel (3), Prospect (1), Corangamite Shire (1). Carla as a dog name →
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