NameTides

Orla

Orla was the #2,514 girls' name in the US in 2025 (70 babies), and #64 in England & Wales and #1,577 in Canada.

Orla as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Orla as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.0510152018801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandEngland & WalesNorthern IrelandIrelandCanadaUS
Orla as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.051015201880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#2,514 (70)#64 (721)#22 (134)#121 (17)#189 (23)#1,577 (15)
2024#2,508 (71)#58 (746)#19 (159)#144 (14)#223 (19)#1,617 (14)
2023#2,588 (68)#56 (780)#14 (173)#91 (23)#179 (26)#1,369 (17)
2022#2,821 (60)#63 (776)#23 (144)#127 (17)#284 (15)#1,854 (11)
2021#2,958 (56)#66 (794)#21 (159)#181 (11)#242 (19)#2,185 (9)
2020#4,263 (32)#72 (733)#29 (115)#90 (23)#160 (30)#3,251 (5)
2019#3,923 (37)#78 (687)#29 (127)#98 (22)#201 (24)#1,683 (13)
2018#4,662 (29)#86 (621)#31 (136)#112 (22)#169 (31)#1,639 (13)
2017#6,287 (19)#88 (610)#27 (150)#118 (20)#152 (37)#2,179 (9)
2016#4,531 (31)#107 (537)#29 (144)#151 (15)#95 (60)#1,785 (12)
2015#4,584 (30)#106 (539)#32 (149)#92 (27)#109 (57)#3,286 (5)
2014#4,768 (29)#122 (456)#28 (171)#69 (34)#117 (51)#2,617 (7)
2013#4,755 (29)#132 (405)#31 (151)#124 (18)#116 (52)#3,286 (5)
2012#6,576 (19)#155 (344)#36 (149)#123 (19)#82 (80)#3,334 (5)
2011#4,915 (28)#155 (340)#55 (111)#84 (29)#74 (92)#2,348 (8)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2024 at #2,508.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1892.
  • In 1947, 62% of US babies named Orla were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 23,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 23,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 350common
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 130very common
Northern IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 430common
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 920common
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 10,000uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Orla is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 20,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 19,000 to 1 in 22,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Orla by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,235NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: #1,231PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Orla (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,5856

Orla (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
OrlaCanadaGirls#1,57715
OrlaEngland & WalesGirls#64721
OrlaIrelandGirls#18923
ÓrlaIrelandGirls#4837
OrlaNorthern IrelandGirls#12117
OrlaScotlandGirls#22134
OrlaUSGirls#2,51470
OrlaUSBoys—too few