Iarla
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- EER-luh
- Origin
- Irish
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,301 for boys
- Style
- Big in Northern Ireland
Iarla is a boys' name of Irish origin, meaning “earl, nobleman”. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies).
What does Iarla mean?
Irish: Irish word for 'earl', borrowed from Old Norse jarl
“earl, nobleman”
From the Irish word iarla 'earl', which came into Irish from Old Norse jarl.
Is Iarla a girl's or a boy's name?
Iarla is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Iarla in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,301st among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4 about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 33% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Iarla, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,803rd. Its busiest year was 2024, with 8 boys.
Among boys in 2025, it was 344th in Northern Ireland.
Iarla in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 8 | #2,750 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,195 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,162 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,214 |
| 2015 | 7 | #2,855 |
Names like Iarla
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Rowan, Ezra, Rory, Luca, Finn, Ronan, Brody, Oscar, Callan, Casey, Cillian, Rian
More Irish names
Maeve, Aiden, Ryan, Nolan, Quinn, Orla, Cody, Erin, Connor, Declan, Kennedy, Lennon, Kevin, Kian, Sloane, Aidan
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Iarla: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/iarla, updated 20 October 2026.