Over the past 110 years, 6 boys and 145 667 girls have been named Carla. The name Carla ranks 11336th in the United States among the most common names for boys. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Carla in 1982. The peak of popularity of the name Carla came in the 1980s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.