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Carla Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Carla?

Ranking 1,022nd in popularity in the United States for girls in 2018, the name Carla is uncommon.

Although not currently within the top 1000, Carla has seen higher popularity rankings.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #76 in 1965.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 1962 with 5,818 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Carla in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1907.

Approximately during the years 1912-1918, 1922-1932, 1933-1947, and 1948-1961, the name Carla took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1970-1975, 1976-1988, 1990-1993, and 2006-2010.

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

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

How popular will Carla be?

Carla's popularity has steadily decreased for some time. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Carla has dropped.

The name Carla is used by only a select few and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Carla has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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   Carla (Girl)Carla (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 252 1,022 < 5 --
2017 276 953 < 5 --
2016 323 867 < 5 --
2015 317 875 < 5 --
2014 320 860 < 5 --
2013 300 860 < 5 --
2012 370 751 < 5 --
2011 368 747 < 5 --
2010 366 754 < 5 --
2009 439 665 < 5 --
2008 529 585 < 5 --
2007 579 540 < 5 --
2006 610 499 < 5 --
2005 584 509 < 5 --
2004 629 470 < 5 --
2003 648 461 < 5 --
2002 763 387 < 5 --
2001 673 422 < 5 --
2000 706 404 < 5 --
1999 678 410 < 5 --
1998 668 406 < 5 --
1997 725 372 < 5 --
1996 768 359 < 5 --
1995 764 344 5 9,060
1994 798 337 6 7,910
1993 882 303 < 5 --
1992 1,013 276 7 6,758
1991 1,010 275 10 5,138
1990 1,092 263 7 6,497
1989 1,066 252 9 5,220
1988 1,086 243 < 5 --
1987 1,199 225 10 4,285
1986 1,344 193 11 3,912
1985 1,395 194 11 3,836
1984 1,454 189 12 3,487
1983 1,529 178 13 3,256
1982 1,757 165 12 3,513
1981 1,788 160 14 3,048
1980 1,832 152 12 3,446
1979 1,970 142 9 4,118
1978 2,102 132 7 4,619
1977 2,098 137 8 4,223
1976 2,250 122 13 2,964
1975 2,315 122 10 3,468
1974 2,573 114 10 3,350
1973 2,686 114 8 3,748
1972 3,082 106 7 4,028
1971 3,557 107 10 3,176
1970 4,214 94 16 2,311
1969 3,963 91 6 4,003
1968 3,814 90 15 2,117
1967 4,184 82 19 1,817
1966 4,507 77 17 1,899
1965 4,781 76 14 2,189
1964 5,372 78 8 3,074
1963 5,266 82 12 2,429
1962 5,818 78 8 3,077
1961 5,816 77 12 2,425
1960 4,375 110 8 3,127
1959 3,935 117 7 3,321
1958 3,505 126 8 3,062
1957 3,465 128 8 3,045
1956 3,316 131 7 3,258
1955 3,067 135 7 3,234
1954 2,890 135 9 2,769
1953 2,761 129 7 3,173
1952 2,564 138 5 3,814
1951 2,172 147 < 5 --
1950 1,753 160 < 5 --
1949 1,498 187 < 5 --
1948 1,543 180 < 5 --
1947 1,569 182 5 3,793
1946 1,201 202 6 3,218
1945 862 222 < 5 --
1944 722 249 < 5 --
1943 642 276 < 5 --
1942 554 287 < 5 --
1941 455 304 < 5 --
1940 440 299 < 5 --
1939 347 342 < 5 --
1938 311 374 < 5 --
1937 256 402 < 5 --
1936 244 411 < 5 --
1935 214 441 < 5 --
1934 200 459 < 5 --
1933 175 481 < 5 --
1932 197 468 < 5 --
1931 165 504 < 5 --
1930 153 551 < 5 --
1929 124 617 < 5 --
1928 93 737 < 5 --
1927 82 802 < 5 --
1926 72 874 < 5 --
1925 39 1,254 < 5 --
1924 36 1,358 < 5 --
1923 30 1,494 < 5 --
1922 19 2,034 < 5 --
1921 29 1,547 < 5 --
1920 26 1,630 < 5 --
1919 16 2,166 < 5 --
1918 31 1,384 < 5 --
1917 20 1,782 < 5 --
1916 21 1,697 < 5 --
1915 23 1,528 < 5 --
1914 17 1,608 < 5 --
1913 13 1,687 < 5 --
1912 5 3,036 < 5 --
1911 17 1,078 < 5 --
1910 8 1,794 < 5 --
1909 8 1,631 < 5 --
1908 7 1,701 < 5 --
1907 < 5 -- < 5 --
1906 10 1,236 < 5 --
1905 5 1,982 < 5 --
1904 < 5 -- < 5 --
1903 5 1,835 < 5 --
1902 6 1,634 < 5 --
1901 8 1,241 < 5 --
1900 5 1,971 < 5 --
1899 < 5 -- < 5 --
1898 < 5 -- < 5 --
1897 < 5 -- < 5 --
1896 < 5 -- < 5 --
1895 < 5 -- < 5 --
1894 < 5 -- < 5 --
1893 < 5 -- < 5 --
1892 6 1,303 < 5 --
1891 < 5 -- < 5 --
1890 5 1,358 < 5 --
1889 < 5 -- < 5 --
1888 < 5 -- < 5 --
1887 < 5 -- < 5 --
1886 < 5 -- < 5 --
1885 < 5 -- < 5 --
1884 < 5 -- < 5 --
1883 < 5 -- < 5 --
1882 < 5 -- < 5 --
1881 < 5 -- < 5 --
1880 < 5 -- < 5 --

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.