Carla

KAR-luh

Feminization of Carl, German, Carlo, Italian, and Carlos, Spanish

"free man"

Carla Origin and Meaning

Variation of Carol

Carla Rank in US Top 1000

# 963 in the US

Popularity of the name Carla

• 963 US 2023
• 1042 Nameberry 2025
• 12 Unique 2024
• 640 England 2024
• 64 Germany 2024
• 15 Spain 2023
• 389 Mexico 2021
• 175 switzerland 2024

20 Names Similar to Carla

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• Candace
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• Regina
• Denise
• Suzanne
• Lisa
• Tina
• Cheryl
• Melinda
• Hillary
• Erica
• Karen
• Karla
• Linda
• Carolyn
• Kathryn
• Teresa
• Patricia
• Kristina
• Paulina

Famous People Named Carla

• Carla Bruni singer, actress, former model and former French First Lady
• Carla Gugino American actress
• Carla Green American rapper
• Carla Jeffrey American actress; twin brother Carlon Jeffrey
• Carla Paolina Gallo American actress
• Carla Crombie Spanish model
• Carla Maffioletti Brazilian singer and guitarist

The name Carla in Pop Culture

• Carla Tortelli a main character on the sitcom "Cheers"
• Carla Espinoza Turk, a character on the sitcom "Scrubs"
• Carla Radames character in the game Resident Evil 6
• Carla Dean from the movie "Enemy of the State"
• Carla Purty from movie "The Nutty Professor"
• Carla Grunwald character in ABC's "Ravenswood" & "Pretty Little Liars"
• Carla Connor character on ITV soap "Coronation Street"
• Carla Tannhauser character on TV's "The Flash"
• Carla Santini character from movie and novel "Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen"
• Carla main character in the upcoming TV series "Carla" played by Mayim Bialik , from Wikipedia it says
• "Carla follows a 39 year,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 "