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Karla Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Karla?

The less frequently given name Karla was the 626th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States in 2018.

This top 1000 contender has seen rankings outside of the top 1000.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #175 in 2002.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 1964 with 2,061 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Karla in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1926.

Approximately during the years 1928-1947, 1948-1957, 1958-1961, 1988-1992, 1993-1997, and 1998-2002, the name Karla took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1969-1972, and 2008-2013.

Sometimes the name Karla has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.

Where is the name Karla popularity headed?

Currently, the name is at a low point when compared to its most popular year.

Karla's popularity has been spiralling downward for some time. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Karla has dropped.

The name Karla still has a solid footing but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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   Karla (Girl)Karla (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 476 626 < 5 --
2017 553 556 < 5 --
2016 553 561 < 5 --
2015 613 512 < 5 --
2014 620 502 < 5 --
2013 646 475 < 5 --
2012 761 410 < 5 --
2011 910 352 < 5 --
2010 988 325 < 5 --
2009 1,115 298 6 11,722
2008 1,420 243 < 5 --
2007 1,580 219 < 5 --
2006 1,656 208 6 11,350
2005 1,716 203 < 5 --
2004 1,749 195 8 8,537
2003 1,778 179 5 11,835
2002 1,840 175 9 7,341
2001 1,698 193 < 5 --
2000 1,587 203 5 11,304
1999 1,609 194 6 9,303
1998 1,472 209 10 6,069
1997 1,470 201 8 6,942
1996 1,434 204 5 9,782
1995 1,182 241 8 6,688
1994 1,258 224 7 7,359
1993 1,195 234 11 5,190
1992 1,157 240 9 5,885
1991 1,088 258 11 4,938
1990 1,002 276 13 4,289
1989 966 279 18 3,270
1988 865 287 7 6,124
1987 866 284 9 4,751
1986 916 271 8 5,098
1985 901 278 12 3,692
1984 934 262 7 5,265
1983 940 254 6 5,874
1982 958 259 7 5,319
1981 985 252 7 5,209
1980 1,026 251 8 4,729
1979 1,080 239 11 3,693
1978 948 251 < 5 --
1977 1,000 247 5 6,340
1976 977 242 7 4,674
1975 1,014 242 < 5 --
1974 1,063 239 6 4,939
1973 1,110 231 6 4,804
1972 1,121 244 < 5 --
1971 1,417 216 8 3,801
1970 1,634 196 5 5,090
1969 1,535 205 5 4,714
1968 1,504 205 < 5 --
1967 1,646 190 < 5 --
1966 1,686 193 5 4,236
1965 1,804 188 10 2,693
1964 2,061 182 6 3,825
1963 2,008 189 < 5 --
1962 1,946 192 < 5 --
1961 1,872 195 9 2,999
1960 1,654 206 5 4,327
1959 1,634 206 5 4,288
1958 1,484 214 < 5 --
1957 1,530 215 < 5 --
1956 1,390 218 < 5 --
1955 1,205 234 < 5 --
1954 1,136 241 < 5 --
1953 940 266 < 5 --
1952 830 279 < 5 --
1951 722 292 < 5 --
1950 592 319 < 5 --
1949 480 361 < 5 --
1948 465 366 < 5 --
1947 504 359 < 5 --
1946 427 364 < 5 --
1945 319 397 < 5 --
1944 217 488 < 5 --
1943 218 505 < 5 --
1942 187 541 < 5 --
1941 148 574 < 5 --
1940 137 592 < 5 --
1939 122 611 < 5 --
1938 87 742 < 5 --
1937 81 756 < 5 --
1936 73 792 < 5 --
1935 38 1,148 < 5 --
1934 46 1,026 < 5 --
1933 32 1,276 < 5 --
1932 28 1,437 < 5 --
1931 19 1,831 < 5 --
1930 10 2,948 < 5 --
1929 10 3,037 < 5 --
1928 10 3,048 < 5 --
1927 11 2,957 < 5 --
1926 < 5 -- < 5 --
1925 10 3,237 < 5 --
1924 6 4,755 < 5 --
1923 5 5,330 < 5 --
1922 8 3,836 < 5 --
1921 < 5 -- < 5 --
1920 5 5,353 < 5 --
1919 5 5,173 < 5 --
1918 < 5 -- < 5 --
1917 7 3,907 < 5 --
1916 7 3,733 < 5 --
1915 7 3,616 < 5 --
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.