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Meaning

The name Karla has the following meaning:

Form of Carla which means "One who has freedom".
It is a female name, suitable for baby girls.

Popularity

As a baby girl name, Karla is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 193 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Karla fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 53 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 295 in the Top 1000 charts.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Karla in the USA, over the past 100 years.
USA baby name statistics

Pronunciation

The name Karla is pronounced as kar-lah

Origins

Karla originates from the German language.
See other suggested German girl baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Karla and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Karla: Boys - Wilbur, Girls - Adelia, Adelle, Berdie, Deloise, Harriett, Henriette, Herminia, Theda, Willa, Both genders - Alice, Jocelyn

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Karla: Karila, Karilla, Karlah, Karle, Karlinka, Karlisha, Karlisia, Karlitha, Karlla, Karlon, Karlyn, Karrla

Nicknames

Common nicknames for the name Karla are: Kari

Style

We think the name Karla should fall under the following style category: Classics.

See other Classics girl names

Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Karla to be: Sweet and huggable woman

In one word, you might describe Karla as a(n) "huggable" person.

See other "huggable" names for girls.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Karla (or its variants) are:

Karla Nelsen, born on 9 December, a famous athlete. Karla Nelsen's background: A former amateur female bodybuilder from the United States.

Karla Cossío, born on 22 June, a famous actress. Karla Cossío's background: A Mexican actress. In 2004 she acts in the soap opera Rebelde with the character of Pilar.

Karla Bonoff, born on 27 December, a famous singer. Karla Bonoff's background: An American singer-songwriter but primarily known for her great songwriting compositions.
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