Total births
11
Girls' name · since 1974
Carilla
11 babies named Carilla in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 11
- total births
- 1974–1976
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
Carilla sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 11 recorded since 1974.
Carilla has 11 recorded births among girls since 1974, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 1976.
- 11 total births
- 1974–1976 years on record
- 1970s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
11 girls have been named Carilla since 1974, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1976.
- 11
- total births
- 1974–1976
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Carilla was born in this single decade.
1974
Single peak year
6 babies were named Carilla in 1974 - its busiest year on record.
Carilla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Carilla's full recorded timeline at 1976, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1976, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1974 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Carilla at a glance
Last recorded 1976Peak year
1974
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1974
Carilla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–1976
- Peak year (1974)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 3 years of records
Carilla by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1970s was Carilla's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Carilla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 11 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Carilla? ▼
11 babies have been named Carilla since 1974. It was last recorded in 1976. The peak year was 1974 with 6 births.
When was Carilla most popular? ▼
Carilla was most popular in the 1970s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
How long has the name Carilla been used? ▼
Records for Carilla go back to 1974, giving 3 years of history through 1976.
What names are similar to Carilla? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Carol, Carolyn, Carrie, Caroline, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Carilla
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1974–1976 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Carilla: Baby Name Since 1974 - 11 Births, Peak 1974." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/carilla. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Carilla draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.