Recorded 1951–1952 Girls' name Peak 1951 12 births

Korla — girls' name

12 babies named Korla in U.S. Social Security records since 1951, with the highest year being 1951. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s12
1950s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Korla was born in this single decade.

1951
Single peak year

6 babies were named Korla in 1951 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Korla

The Social Security Administration has registered 12 babies named Korla between 1951 and 1952, spanning 2 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Korla currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1952. The name reached its historical peak in 1951, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Korla performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Korla in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Korla in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 12 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Korla at a glance

Last recorded 1952

Total births

12

Since 1951

2 years of records

Peak year

1951

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1952

Active since

1951

Recorded for 2 years

Last year on file: 1952

Korla popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–1951

Last recorded 1952
Peak year (1951)
6
Annual births at peak — across 2 years of records
6 19521951 6

Korla by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
12 births that decade — 100% of Korla's all-time total
1950s12

Korla by state

Where Korla concentrates geographically — total births since 1951

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Korla
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 41.7%
California share of Korla's total US births 41.7%

5 of 12 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Korla?
12 babies have been named Korla since 1951. It was last recorded in 1952. The peak year was 1951 with 6 births.
When was Korla most popular?
Korla was most popular in the 1950s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1951.
Where is Korla most popular?
The top states for the name Korla are California (5 births).
How long has the name Korla been used?
Korla has been recorded in Social Security data since 1951, spanning 2 years of data through 1952.
What names are similar to Korla?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kori, Kora, Kortney, Korina, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1951–1952 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.