Orlaigh
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- OR-la
- Origin
- Irish
Orlaigh is a girls' name of Irish origin, meaning “golden princess”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Orlaigh mean?
Irish: variant spelling of Irish Órlaith, from ór 'gold' + flaith 'princess, ruler'
“golden princess”
Spelling of Órlaith, which is also written Orla or Orlagh.
Is Orlaigh a girl's or a boy's name?
Orlaigh is a girls' name.
How popular is Orlaigh in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2013, with 14 girls.
Half of all the girls named Orlaigh in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Orlaigh in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | #4,251 |
| 2022 | 5 | #4,168 |
| 2021 | 5 | #4,148 |
| 2020 | 7 | #3,274 |
| 2019 | 5 | #4,214 |
| 2018 | 9 | #2,825 |
| 2017 | 1 | #7,682 |
| 2016 | 1 | #7,664 |
| 2015 | 2 | #7,531 |
| 2014 | 2 | #7,494 |
| 2013 | 14 | #2,061 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,881 |
| 2011 | 1 | #7,717 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,715 |
| 2009 | 5 | #4,141 |
| 2008 | 7 | #3,203 |
| 2007 | 1 | #7,017 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 5 | #3,543 |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
| 2001 | 3 | #4,156 |
| 2000 | 1 | #5,280 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 3 | #4,026 |
| 1997 | 3 | #3,991 |
Nicknames for Orlaigh
- Orla 872 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Orlaigh
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Caoimhe Aoibheann Cassidy Keira Teagan Eireann Caragh Fiadh Raegan Bree Orla Clodagh
Names related to Orlaigh
More Irish names
Oscar Rowan Rory Maeve Finn Aiden Ryan Nolan Quinn Cody Erin Ronan Connor Declan Casey Kennedy
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, “Orlaigh: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/orlaigh, updated 20 October 2026.