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Orla

Girl

Meaning of Orla: Irish: 'golden princess'

Orla is a girl's name most strongly associated with Irish naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is climbing quickly in the charts right now — 2432nd most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 58th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2432

70 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#58

746 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,485

First recorded 1880 · peak 2024

Trend

rising

Style: trending

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 10 babies1992: 6 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 6 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 7 babies1997: 9 babies1998: 7 babies1999: 11 babies2000: 19 babies20002001: 17 babies2002: 17 babies2003: 14 babies2004: 14 babies2005: 15 babies2006: 14 babies2007: 21 babies2008: 17 babies2009: 31 babies2010: 22 babies20102011: 28 babies2012: 19 babies2013: 29 babies2014: 29 babies2015: 30 babies2016: 31 babies2017: 19 babies2018: 29 babies2019: 37 babies2020: 32 babies20202021: 56 babies2022: 60 babies2023: 68 babies2024: 71 babies2025: 70 babies
US babies named Orla per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 71.

Gender split

19% boys · 81% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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