Karla
Girl5 letters
#718
in Ireland (2025)
#692 with spellings combined
4
babies in 2025
#194
best rank (1999)
429
babies since 1972
Down 106
10-year rank change
Karla through the years
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| Year | Babies (girls) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #692 |
| 2023 | 5 | #612 |
| 2020 | 4 | #678 |
| 2018 | 4 | #715 |
| 2017 | 3 | #872 |
| 2015 | 6 | #586 |
| 2014 | 7 | #542 |
| 2013 | 7 | #544 |
| 2012 | 5 | #679 |
| 2011 | 9 | #470 |
| 2010 | 10 | #445 |
| 2009 | 10 | #441 |
| 2008 | 11 | #404 |
| 2007 | 5 | #624 |
| 2006 | 12 | #326 |
| 2005 | 8 | #398 |
| 2004 | 12 | #287 |
| 2003 | 13 | #263 |
| 2002 | 16 | #229 |
| 2001 | 11 | #278 |
| 2000 | 11 | #269 |
| 1999 | 18 | #194 |
| 1998 | 10 | #252 |
| 1997 | 13 | #275 |
| 1996 | 8 | #333 |
| 1995 | 12 | #272 |
| 1994 | 15 | #232 |
| 1993 | 12 | #275 |
| 1992 | 7 | #364 |
| 1991 | 11 | #284 |
| 1990 | 13 | #257 |
| 1989 | 12 | #272 |
| 1988 | 9 | #329 |
| 1987 | 17 | #239 |
| 1986 | 11 | #294 |
| 1985 | 11 | #292 |
| 1984 | 15 | #252 |
| 1983 | 9 | #331 |
| 1982 | 8 | #355 |
| 1981 | 4 | #471 |
| 1980 | 8 | #352 |
| 1979 | 7 | #363 |
| 1978 | 12 | #291 |
| 1975 | 6 | #379 |
| 1973 | 5 | #402 |
| 1972 | 3 | #471 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies' Names (VSA50, VSA60), CC BY 4.0.
We haven't written up the meaning and story of Karla yet. The popularity figures above come straight from the CSO.
Spellings counted here
| Spelling | 2025 | All years |
|---|---|---|
| Karla | 4 | 429 |
In Northern Ireland
Not in the 2025 list. Best rank #155 (1998); 72 babies since 1997.
Source: NISRA, Open Government Licence.