Carla
KAR-luh
Feminine variation of Carl
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Carla Origin and Meaning
The name Carla is a girl's name meaning "free man".
While Charlotte and Caroline are considered stylish and classic members of the Charles family, this Germanic form peaked in the US at Number 76 in 1965. It fell out of favor in the 2010s, but recent years have seen it re-enter the Top 1000.
Highly popular in Spain, Carla shares similar sounds to Clara, Kaia, Mara and Kiara, which might help people see it in a new light in coming years.
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- Names Similar to Carla
- Famous People Named Carla
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# 963 in the US
Carla Rank in US Top 1000
Carla Popularity
- 963US2023
- 1428Nameberry2024
- 125Unique2021
- 588England2023
- 55Germany2023
- 15Spain2023
- 389Mexico2021
- 120Switzerland2023
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Famous People Named Carla
- Carla Brunisinger, actress, former model and former French First Lady
- Carla GuginoAmerican actress
- Carla GreenAmerican rapper
- Carla JeffreyAmerican actress; twin brother Carlon Jeffrey
- Carla Paolina GalloAmerican actress
- Carla CrombieSpanish model
- Carla MaffiolettiBrazilian singer and guitarist
Carla in Pop Culture
- Carla Tortellia main character on the sitcom "Cheers"
- Carla EspinozaTurk, a character on the sitcom "Scrubs"
- Carla Radamescharacter in the game Resident Evil 6
- Carla Deanfrom the movie "Enemy of the State"
- Carla Purtyfrom movie "The Nutty Professor"
- Carla Grunwaldcharacter in ABC's "Ravenswood" & "Pretty Little Liars"
- Carla Connorcharacter on ITV soap "Coronation Street"
- Carla Tannhausercharacter on TV's "The Flash"
- Carla Santinicharacter from movie and novel "Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen"
- Carlamain character in the upcoming TV series "Carla" played by Mayim Bialik , from Wikipedia it says
- "Carla follows a 39year,old woman called Carla "who struggles every day against society and her mother to prove that you cannot have everything you want, and still be happy. So she spends the money her parents set aside for her wedding to open a cat café "