Meaning and history
Orla is the unaccented form of Irish Órlaith, composed of elements meaning "golden" and "princess" or "sovereign." It was borne by medieval Irish royal women. Notable bearers include writer Orla Guerin and actress Orla Brady. A separate Danish masculine name shares the spelling.
20062006: 14 births, rank #8,237
2007: 21 births, rank #6,323
2008: 17 births, rank #7,408
2009: 31 births, rank #4,677
2010: 22 births, rank #5,977
20112011: 28 births, rank #4,915
2012: 19 births, rank #6,576
2013: 29 births, rank #4,755
2014: 29 births, rank #4,768
2015: 30 births, rank #4,584
20162016: 31 births, rank #4,531
2017: 19 births, rank #6,287
2018: 29 births, rank #4,662
2019: 37 births, rank #3,923
2020: 32 births, rank #4,263
20212021: 56 births, rank #2,958
2022: 60 births, rank #2,821
2023: 68 births, rank #2,588
2024: 71 births, rank #2,508
20252025: 70 births, rank #2,514
Orla moved from #657 to #840 for boys between 1890 and 1894. Its highest annual birth count came in 1890, with 10 births.