Feminine dossier · first seen 1915

Karla

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Karla
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1964

Peak era

1964

Peak rank proxy

2,060

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Boomer

1915Peak 19642024

Peak year

1964

Decline from peak

81.3%

2024

385

All-time

91,241

Karla is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1964, when 2,060 girls were named Karla.

In 2024, only 385 girls were given the name.

Down 81.3% from its peak.

All told, about 91,241 Americans have been named Karla and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1915.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationBoomer

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1964

19642,060 girls named Karla

2024385 girls named Karla

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