Spellings
Karla or Carla?
In the US in 2025, 60% of babies in this name family were spelled Karla and 40% Carla. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.
Ten years ago
Karla already led in 2015, with 66% of the family's births; it has 60% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 935 to 563 births (−40%).
| Spelling | 2015 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karla | 617 | 340 | −45% |
| Carla | 318 | 223 | −30% |
How they sound
All of these spellings are said the same way: /ˈkɑrlə/ (KAHR-luh). So the choice is about how it looks: it is the spelling people will read on a birth card, a name tag or an email address, and the one your child will sometimes spell out.
In France
In France in 2025: Karla 10 births and Carla 130 births (#396 among girls).
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.
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