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[ 2 syll. kar-la, ka-rla ] The girl name Karla is pronounced KAARLah †. Karla has its origins in the Germanic language. It is used largely in the German, Scandinavian, Czech, and English languages. Karla is a variant spelling (German and Scandinavian) of Carla (English, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Scandinavian). Karla is also a variant (Czech, English, German, and Scandinavian) of Caroline (English and French). Karla is also a variant (Czech, English, and German) of Charlotte (French, German, Dutch, English, and Scandinavian).
Karla is popular as a baby girl name. The name's popularity rose from the 1930s up to the 1960s; before that, it was of only sporadic use. Its usage peaked modestly in 1964 with 0.105% of baby girls being given the name Karla. It was #182 in rank then. The baby name has experienced a drop in popularity since then. In 2008, it ranked at #243 with a usage of 0.069%, but it was nonetheless the 3rd most popular after Charlotte and Caroline, among all girl names in its family. The name was thrice as popular as Karla in 2008. Baby names that sound like Karla include Karlotte (German), Carla (English, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Scandinavian), Carlotte, Karel (English), Karlee (English), Karley (English), Karli (English), Karlie (English), Karly (English), Karol (English), Karyl (English), Kerril, Kerryl, Keryl, Kirla (English), Koral, Korall, Caral, Carel (English), and Carle (English).
† Pronunciation for Karla: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
