Carla
Carla is a female given name: 100% of people named Carla are women, and it is recorded as female in 12 of the 12 countries covered.
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 0% male / 100% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Italy, Netherlands
- US births since 1880
- 425 male / 148,346 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Carla
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Carla," in English, "Guten Tag Carla," in German. Carla is a female given name: about 100% of people named Carla are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Carla,
German
Guten Tag Carla,
French
Bonjour Carla,
Spanish
Estimado/a Carla:
Chinese
Carla您好：
Japanese
Carla様
English
Hi Carla,
German
Hi Carla,
French
Salut Carla,
Spanish
Hola Carla,
Chinese
Carla你好：
Japanese
Carlaさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | very common | woman's name | 0% |
| Italy | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Netherlands | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Switzerland | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Portugal | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Belgium | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Germany | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Denmark | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Austria | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Spain | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Great Britain | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| East Frisia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
425 male · 148,346 female · 148,771 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Carla a male or female name?
Carla is a female given name: 100% of people named Carla are women, and it is recorded as female in 12 of the 12 countries covered.
How do I address Carla in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Carla," in English, "Guten Tag Carla," in German. Carla is a female given name: about 100% of people named Carla are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Carla a unisex name?
Carla is not a unisex name: 0% of people named Carla are men. Carla leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Carla a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/carla (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_carla,
title = {Is Carla a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/carla},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}