Girls name
Carla
Carla is a girls' name given to 146,920 girls in the United States since 1917, peaking in 1962 with 5,820 births. It has appeared in 51 states, and reached its highest rank of 27th among girls names in Arkansas in 1970.
Which states favor Carla
Carla by state
Top states by all-time births named Carla. States with a full trend page are linked; the rest show all-time totals from the same SSA data.
| Rank | State | All-time births | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 15,877 | #739 (2025) |
| 2 | Texas | 12,628 | #985 (2025) |
| 3 | Ohio | 8,427 | #1158 (2024) |
| 4 | Illinois | 8,256 | #1141 (2025) |
| 5 | New York | 7,247 | #868 (2025) |
| 6 | Pennsylvania | 6,252 | #1264 (2025) |
| 7 | Michigan | 5,233 | #1250 (2025) |
| 8 | Florida | 4,965 | #873 (2025) |
| 9 | Missouri | 4,797 | #597 (2006) |
| 10 | Indiana | 4,628 | #937 (2025) |
| 11 | Georgia | 4,245 | #1401 (2025) |
| 12 | North Carolina | 3,649 | #992 (2025) |
| 13 | Louisiana | 3,477 | #880 (2021) |
| 14 | Tennessee | 3,360 | #1056 (2024) |
| 15 | Wisconsin | 3,093 | #875 (2012) |
| 16 | Kentucky | 3,074 | #627 (2009) |
| 17 | Oklahoma | 3,021 | #646 (2020) |
| 18 | New Jersey | 2,973 | #961 (2025) |
| 19 | Alabama | 2,816 | #491 (2022) |
| 20 | Virginia | 2,675 | #1065 (2025) |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (public domain).