Meaning of the nameCarla
Carla is a feminine name of Germanic origin, a feminine form of Carlos, going back to Germanic Karl, linked to 'man'.
Meaning
“feminine form of Carlos, from Germanic Karl, from a word meaning 'man'”
Source: Wiktionary: Carla · Behind the Name: Charles
- People (2022)
- 303,790
- Rank in Brazil
- #97
- Median age
- 35 years
- 2010 Census
- 326,684
- people
Carla in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Carla, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (94,693 people).
302,454 women 1,336 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Carla is most common
States with the highest share of people named Carla in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio de Janeiro 0.242%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.224%
- Sergipe 0.189%
- Alagoas 0.160%
- Pará 0.155%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 57,441 | 0.129% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 38,857 | 0.242% |
| Minas Gerais | 30,572 | 0.149% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 24,426 | 0.224% |
| Bahia | 20,619 | 0.146% |
| Paraná | 14,033 | 0.123% |
| Pernambuco | 13,969 | 0.154% |
| Pará | 12,602 | 0.155% |
| Ceará | 12,463 | 0.142% |
| Santa Catarina | 10,984 | 0.144% |
| Maranhão | 9,427 | 0.139% |
| Goiás | 8,403 | 0.119% |
| Amazonas | 5,629 | 0.143% |
| Espírito Santo | 5,552 | 0.145% |
| Alagoas | 5,012 | 0.160% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 4,599 | 0.139% |
| Paraíba | 4,276 | 0.108% |
| Sergipe | 4,178 | 0.189% |
| Mato Grosso | 4,123 | 0.113% |
| Distrito Federal | 4,030 | 0.143% |
| Piauí | 3,929 | 0.120% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 3,228 | 0.117% |
| Rondônia | 1,685 | 0.107% |
| Tocantins | 1,374 | 0.091% |
| Amapá | 1,112 | 0.152% |
| Roraima | 755 | 0.119% |
| Acre | 512 | 0.062% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Carla
Wiktionary records Carla as a feminine form of Carlos, from Latin Carolus, of Germanic origin. Behind the Name explains that Carolus is the Latin form of the Germanic name Karl, derived from a word meaning 'man', and mentions an alternative theory linking it to the Germanic element harjaz, 'army'. 'Man' is therefore the meaning of the base name Carlos, and Wiktionary points to Carol, Caroline and Carlota as related forms. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 303,790 people named Carla, with a median age of 35; proportionally, the name is most common in Rio de Janeiro. Karla and Karlla are spellings with K; the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Karla among the spelling variants of Carla.
It is the most common spelling in the group, with C as in Carlos.
Other spellings of Carla
Sources
- Wiktionary: Carla · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: Carolus (Latin) · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Charles · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Carla · behindthename.com · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Carla · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Carla
What does the name Carla mean?
Carla means “feminine form of Carlos, from Germanic Karl, from a word meaning 'man'”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Carla in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 303,790 people with the first name Carla, which ranks it number 97 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Carla a boy's or a girl's name?
Carla is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 302,454 women and 1,336 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Carla?
Carla is a name of Germanic and Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Carla most common?
Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.242% of the state's population is named Carla (38,857 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Carla?
Karla and Karlla. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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