Carla
Meaning of Carla
Carla is a popular female name with a strong and confident sound. It is pronounced as KAHR-luh in both American English (/ˈkɑr.lə/) and British English (/ˈkɑː.lə/). The name Carla has variations, such as Karla, but all of them carry the same meaning. In the United States, Carla has been consistently given to newborns over the years. It reached its peak popularity in the 1980s when it ranked as high as 152 in 1980. Since then, it has remained relatively stable in terms of usage. In recent years, Carla has been given to around 200-300 babies annually in the U.S., making it a moderately popular choice for parents looking for a timeless and elegant name for their daughters.
Pronunciation
British English
- Pronunced as KAHR-luh (/ˈkɑː.lə/)
American English
- Pronunced as KAHR-luh (/ˈkɑr.lə/)
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Notable People Named Carla
| Carla Diane Hayden is the first African American and woman to serve as the 14th librarian of Congress, appointed in 2016. |
| Carla Bruni-Sarközy de Nagy-Bocsa is an Italian and French singer, songwriter, and former model who also served as the First Lady of France from 2008 to 2012. |
| Carla Suárez Navarro is a retired Spanish professional tennis player who achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 6 and won multiple titles on the WTA Tour. |
| Carla Hall is an American chef, television personality, and former model. |
| Carla Patricia Morrison Flores is a Mexican indie-pop guitarist and singer known for her three studio albums and multiple Grammy and Latin Grammy Award nominations and wins. |
| Carla Gugino is a well-known American actress recognized for her roles in films such as Spy Kids, Night at the Museum, and Watchmen. |
| Carla Ann Hughes is a former middle school teacher from Jackson, Mississippi, who was convicted of two counts of capital murder for the slayings of her lover's pregnant fiancee and unborn child, and is currently serving two consecutive life sentences without parole. |
| Carla Bley was a pioneering American jazz composer, pianist, and bandleader known for her contributions to the free jazz movement and her influential jazz opera "Escalator over the Hill." |
| Carla Rice is a Canadian educator, project director, and author known for her work on women's body image issues and as a Tier II Canadian Research Chair at the University of Guelph. |
| Carla Borrego, also known as Carla Williams and Carla Williams-Borrego, is a former Jamaica netball international who transitioned to women's basketball and achieved success in both sports. |
| Carla Stellweg is a renowned art historian, curator, and writer with a specialization in Latin American and Latino-US art and artists, known for her work in international exhibitions and as the Deputy Director of the Rufino Tamayo Museum. |
| Carla Vizzotti is an Argentine physician known for her expertise in vaccine-preventable diseases and her role as Minister of Health in Argentina from 2021 to 2023. |
| Carla Provost - Carla L. Provost is a retired American government official who made history as the first woman to serve as Chief of the United States Border Patrol, with a distinguished 25-year career in law enforcement. |
| Carla Thorneycroft, Lady Thorneycroft - Carla Thorneycroft, Baroness Thorneycroft was a noted philanthropist, patroness of the arts, and wife of Conservative Party politician and Chancellor of the Exchequer Peter Thorneycroft. |
| Carla Killough McClafferty is an award-winning American author known for her non-fiction children's books on science and history. |
