Orla
Girl · OR-la · Irish
Orla is a girls' name of Irish origin, meaning “golden princess”. In 2025 it ranked 54th for girls in the UK (872 babies) and 2,514th for girls in the US (70 babies).
What does Orla mean?
Irish: anglicised form of Órlaith
“golden princess”
From Irish ór, gold, and flaith, princess or sovereignty; Órlaith was the name of a sister of Brian Boru.
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- OR-la
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Is Orla a girl's or a boy's name?
Orla is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 872 girls in the UK and 70 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Orla in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #54among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 872about 1 in 320 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 11% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 4.3%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 872 girls in the UK were named Orla, making it the 54th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 66th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 976 girls.
2025 had fewer girls named Orla than any year since 2020.
Half of all the girls named Orla in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,025 girls in the UK were given Orla or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #52, up from #54 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 64th in England and Wales, 22nd in Scotland and 121st in Northern Ireland.
In the England and Wales top 100 for girls, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 2024 (#58).
Orla in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 872 | #54 |
| 2024 | 919 | #53 |
| 2023 | 976 | #53 |
| 2022 | 937 | #57 |
| 2021 | 964 | #59 |
| 2020 | 871 | #66 |
| 2019 | 836 | #75 |
| 2018 | 779 | #77 |
| 2017 | 780 | #78 |
| 2016 | 696 | #91 |
| 2015 | 715 | #92 |
| 2014 | 661 | #96 |
| 2013 | 574 | #109 |
| 2012 | 512 | #125 |
| 2011 | 480 | #131 |
| 2010 | 437 | #144 |
| 2009 | 439 | #141 |
| 2008 | 369 | #166 |
| 2007 | 292 | #209 |
| 2006 | 261 | #211 |
| 2005 | 231 | #228 |
| 2004 | 244 | #214 |
| 2003 | 252 | #205 |
| 2002 | 229 | #213 |
| 2001 | 224 | #205 |
| 2000 | 252 | #191 |
| 1999 | 239 | #206 |
| 1998 | 153 | #280 |
| 1997 | 133 | #303 |
| 1996 | 52 | #545 |
How popular is Orla in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,514among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 70about 1 in 23,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 113% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 70 girls in the US were named Orla, making it the 2,514th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,261st. Its busiest year was 2024, with 71 girls. It first appears in the records in 1892.
Half of all the girls named Orla in the US since 1880 were born between 1951 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 76 girls in the US were given Orla or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #2,038, up from #2,514 for this spelling alone.
- Orla 70
- Orlaith 6
Orla in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 70 | #2,514 |
| 2024 | 71 | #2,508 |
| 2023 | 68 | #2,588 |
| 2022 | 60 | #2,821 |
| 2021 | 56 | #2,958 |
| 2020 | 32 | #4,261 |
| 2019 | 37 | #3,922 |
| 2018 | 29 | #4,660 |
| 2017 | 19 | #6,283 |
| 2016 | 31 | #4,530 |
| 2015 | 30 | #4,583 |
| 2014 | 29 | #4,766 |
| 2013 | 29 | #4,753 |
| 2012 | 19 | #6,573 |
| 2011 | 28 | #4,913 |
| 2010 | 22 | #5,975 |
| 2009 | 31 | #4,676 |
| 2008 | 17 | #7,404 |
| 2007 | 21 | #6,319 |
| 2006 | 14 | #8,234 |
| 2005 | 15 | #7,495 |
| 2004 | 14 | #7,823 |
| 2003 | 14 | #7,575 |
| 2002 | 17 | #6,386 |
| 2001 | 17 | #6,317 |
| 2000 | 19 | #5,700 |
| 1999 | 11 | #8,216 |
| 1998 | 7 | #11,132 |
| 1997 | 9 | #9,012 |
| 1996 | 7 | #10,562 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 6 | #11,771 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 6 | #11,730 |
| 1991 | 10 | #7,980 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 5 | #6,803 |
| 1966 | 6 | #5,808 |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 5 | #6,766 |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 5 | #6,244 |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 5 | #6,085 |
| 1956 | 5 | #5,951 |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 5 | #5,413 |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 5 | #5,243 |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 8 | #4,005 |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 6 | #4,052 |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 7 | #3,501 |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 6 | #3,845 |
| 1937 | 11 | #2,569 |
| 1936 | 6 | #3,699 |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 10 | #2,740 |
| 1933 | 10 | #2,687 |
| 1932 | 8 | #3,272 |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 8 | #3,343 |
| 1929 | 9 | #3,135 |
| 1928 | 11 | #2,766 |
| 1927 | 16 | #2,255 |
| 1926 | 14 | #2,473 |
| 1925 | 8 | #3,663 |
| 1924 | 9 | #3,391 |
| 1923 | 10 | #3,124 |
| 1922 | 15 | #2,387 |
| 1921 | 11 | #2,940 |
| 1920 | 17 | #2,172 |
| 1919 | 13 | #2,515 |
| 1918 | 9 | #3,243 |
| 1917 | 11 | #2,692 |
| 1916 | 17 | #1,949 |
| 1915 | 6 | #3,793 |
| 1914 | 10 | #2,264 |
| 1913 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 5 | #2,398 |
| 1909 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 5 | #1,876 |
| 1903 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 6 | #1,393 |
| 1898 | 5 | #1,699 |
| 1897 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 6 | #1,278 |
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