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Carola and Carla side by side: Carola peaked in 1961 and Carla in 1961; in 2025 they were given to 8 and 223 babies.

Carola and Carla, year by year

Babies given each name per year
Carola and Carla births by year2k4k6k18801900192019401960198020002025CarlaCarola
Carola and Carla births by year2k4k6k18801900192019401960198020002025CarlaCarola
Carola and Carla births by year2k4k6k1880190519301955198020052025CarlaCarola
Carola and Carla births by year2k4k6k1880193019802025CarlaCarola

Girls and boys together; Carola solid, Carla dashed.

Carola and Carla compared
CarolaCarla
Births 20258223
Rank 2025#11,129 among girls’ names#1,083 among girls’ names
Recorded since 18801,170150,815
Peak year19611961
Girls100%99.7%
Alive, estimated672130,000
Median age6158

Both names: SSA national file, published May 8, 2026, and SSA’s cohort life tables.

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