Karla has been given to about 91,895 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1964, which makes it a boomer-era name.
Karla ranks 803rd among American girls in 2025, with 340 born that year. Its best year was 1964, when 2,066 babies were given the name, ranking 182nd. The typical living American called Karla is about 43 years old today. It is relatively most common in Arizona, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.