Given name & surname
Charla
“a small, strong woman”
In English use, Charla carries the interpretation “a small, strong woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Charla carries the interpretation “a small, strong woman.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
How it developed
Charla is used as a feminine counterpart of Charles.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1917. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Charla through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 8,026
- 0 boys · 8,026 girls
- Most popular year
- 1969
- 219 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −61%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 219 in 1969. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 6,653 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Charla’s family of names
Charla is a feminine form of Charles. Charla has a related form in Charlotte. Charla has a related form in Charlene.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 28
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Charlottevariant
- Charlievariant
- Charleevariant
- Charlivariant
- Charleighvariant
- Charlenevariant
- Charlettevariant
- Charlizevariant
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- Charlyvariant
- Carlotavariant
- Carlottavariant
- Charlynnvariant
- Charleavariant
- Charlinevariant
- Carlitavariant
- Charlynvariant
- Charllalikely variant
- Cattievariant
- Charlottavariant
- Charlotvariant
- Charlitavariant
- Charlisavariant
- Charlenavariant
- Charleenvariant
- Charlaynevariant
- Charlainevariant
- Chatlievariant
- Charleenavariant
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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