Carla is a girl's name of Spanish origin meaning “free man.” In 2024 it was given to 252 girls in the United States.
Carla belongs to the Spanish and Portuguese tradition. Its meaning — “free man” — is the sense carried by its Spanish roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Carla first appears in Social Security records in 1890. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #76 in 1965, and in 2024 252 babies received the name — 150,163 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Carla means “free man” in its Spanish roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Carla is a girl name. In 2024, 252 babies received the name in the US.
Carla comes from the Spanish, Portuguese, German, Italian and Scandinavian tradition.
Carla first appears in US records in 1890. Its best-ever ranking was #76 in 1965, and 252 babies were given the name in 2024.
Carla is pronounced /ˈkɑːlə/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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