Free man
Karlita is a Spanish diminutive of Karla, which is the feminine form of Karl or Charles. It stems from the Germanic word 'karlaz', referring to a free person who was not of noble birth but held legal rights.
Less common today
Karlita isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #12,159 in 2014.
US births per 5-year period, 1990βpresent (SSA data).
A character in the children's animated series Β· Dora the Explorer