Karla is the feminine form of Karl.
People with this given name include;
Fictional characters
Karla, a character in Jacqueline Susann's novel Once Is Not Enough
Karla, a character from Open Season: Call of Nature, see List of fictional musteloids in animation
Karla, a male Soviet Intelligence officer in several novels by John le Carré
Karla, a swordmaster from the tactical role-playing game Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade
Karla Bentham, a character in the BBC series Waterloo Road
Karla-Heinrike Langer, a character from Strike Witches
Karla Sofen, Marvel Comics supervillain known as Moonstone
Karla the Zebra, a zebra on Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies