Meaning
Golden princess
The exact given-name entry identifies Orla as an anglicized form of Irish Orfhlaith and explains the Irish elements as gold and princess. This is the documented Irish-name interpretation, not a claim about a bearer’s status.
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Orla
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Origin
Anglicized Irish given-name tradition.
The entry explicitly connects Orla to Irish Órfhlaith. The anglicized spelling and Irish formation are different parts of the same name history; language use does not establish a bearer’s ancestry.
English pronunciation
/ˈɔɹlə/
One recorded US English dictionary reading of this exact spelling. Orla’s English dictionary entry independently confirms feminine given-name use; it is not the pronunciation source. CMUdict does not identify a bearer or name tradition, so regional and preferred readings may differ. Original ARPABET: AO1 R L AH0.
Recorded English reading, as published. Accents and preferred pronunciations can differ.
Published name usage
Counts apply only to the exact spelling, place, year and recorded usage shown. Places are separate; these figures are never added into a worldwide total. Missing or suppressed records never mean zero.
| Place | Year | Recorded usage | Published births | Rank | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 2025 | Girls | 15 · preliminary | 1577 | 2025 figures are preliminary. Quebec counts below five are randomly imputed by the publisher before national aggregation. Accents are removed in the source; this profile was matched only where the catalog spelling was unambiguous. Unpublished values are unknown, not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| France | 2025 | Girls | 5 (rounded to 5) | 3658 | Counts are rounded to the nearest multiple of five. Ranks use unrounded publisher counts with randomly ordered ties; equally rounded counts can have different ranks. National coverage excludes Mayotte before 2012. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Automated direction labels are withheld for this rounded-count series. Rank basis: source published. |
| England & Wales | 2025 | Girls | 721 | 64 | Published ranks differ from ranks calculated over visible rows. Counts retained; automated trend labels withheld. Rank basis: source published. |
| Northern Ireland | 2025 | Girls | 17 | 121 | Two rank discrepancies and alternate-view differences retained. Automated trend labels withheld. Rank basis: source published. |
| Scotland | 2025 | Girls | 134 | 22 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| Ireland | 2025 | Girls | 23 | 189 | Names below three occurrences are unpublished. Accent recording changed in 2018; comparisons across that boundary may not describe the same spelling coverage. Counts refer to registrations in the year. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| United States | 2025 | Girls | 70 | 2514 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts. |
| United States | 1965 | Boys | 6 | 3537 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts. |
Canada, Ireland and France coverage includes confidently matched existing profiles only; unmatched spellings are awaiting review. French counts are rounded to five.
Sources & notes
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Language of use: Danish
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The exact Danish section records Orla as a masculine given name. The English section records feminine Irish-derived use; the same spelling has different usage traditions. No Danish pronunciation is inferred. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted and condensed by Rare Baby Names; CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). No source audio reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Language of use: English
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The exact English entry documents a feminine given name. This usage label does not replace the separately recorded ancestry or naming routes. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Orla&oldid=83830433. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names condensed the entry and separated usage from origin. No source audio reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Meaning: Golden princess
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The exact given-name entry identifies Orla as an anglicized form of Irish Orfhlaith and explains the Irish elements as gold and princess. This is the documented Irish-name interpretation, not a claim about a bearer’s status. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted and condensed by Rare Baby Names; CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). No source audio reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
Name history: Danish masculine use has literary and historical associations.
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The Danish entry connects Orla with a male character in James Macpherson’s Ossianic poems and with the nineteenth-century politician Orla Lehmann. This history is separate from the feminine Irish-name interpretation and does not establish every family’s naming intention. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted and condensed by Rare Baby Names; CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). No source audio reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
Origin: Anglicized Irish given-name tradition.
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The entry explicitly connects Orla to Irish Órfhlaith. The anglicized spelling and Irish formation are different parts of the same name history; language use does not establish a bearer’s ancestry. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted and condensed by Rare Baby Names; CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). No source audio reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
English pronunciation: /ˈɔɹlə/
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One recorded US English dictionary reading of this exact spelling. Orla’s English dictionary entry independently confirms feminine given-name use; it is not the pronunciation source. CMUdict does not identify a bearer or name tradition, so regional and preferred readings may differ. Original ARPABET: AO1 R L AH0. Credit: Carnegie Mellon University, CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; Wiktionary contributors for name identity only. Source: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cmusphinx/cmudict/74790861f652b15e4ac49015a90074ad62a27690/cmudict.dict. License: CMUdict BSD-style license, https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cmusphinx/cmudict/74790861f652b15e4ac49015a90074ad62a27690/LICENSE; name-identity reference CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names converted the recorded phone sequence to broad IPA and counted its vowel phonemes. No source audio reused.
Credit: Carnegie Mellon University and CMUdict contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: selected exact-spelling dictionary readings converted from ARPABET to broad IPA, with qualified syllable counts. CMUdict does not identify a bearer’s preferred pronunciation or name tradition.
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Related name: Órfhlaith
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The documented Irish form underlying the anglicized spelling Orla. These spellings retain separate popularity records; no pronunciation is transferred between them. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted and condensed by Rare Baby Names; CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). No source audio reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Syllables: 2 (recorded US English dictionary reading)
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One recorded US English dictionary reading of this exact spelling. Orla’s English dictionary entry independently confirms feminine given-name use; it is not the pronunciation source. CMUdict does not identify a bearer or name tradition, so regional and preferred readings may differ. Original ARPABET: AO1 R L AH0. Credit: Carnegie Mellon University, CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; Wiktionary contributors for name identity only. Source: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cmusphinx/cmudict/74790861f652b15e4ac49015a90074ad62a27690/cmudict.dict. License: CMUdict BSD-style license, https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cmusphinx/cmudict/74790861f652b15e4ac49015a90074ad62a27690/LICENSE; name-identity reference CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names converted the recorded phone sequence to broad IPA and counted its vowel phonemes. No source audio reused.
Credit: Carnegie Mellon University and CMUdict contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: selected exact-spelling dictionary readings converted from ARPABET to broad IPA, with qualified syllable counts. CMUdict does not identify a bearer’s preferred pronunciation or name tradition.
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Source: NISRA : Website: www.nisra.gov.uk
Attribution: Source: NISRA : Website: www.nisra.gov.uk
License: Open Government Licence v3.0
(C) Crown copyright. Data supplied by National Records of Scotland.
Attribution: (C) Crown copyright. Data supplied by National Records of Scotland.
License: Open Government Licence v3.0
Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence
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U.S. Social Security Administration
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Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0147-01, 1991–2025, released 23 September 2026.
Credit: Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0147-01, 1991–2025, released 23 September 2026.
License: Statistics Canada Open Licence
Adaptation: Adapted from Statistics Canada, First names at birth by sex at birth, selected indicators, Table 17-10-0147-01, reference years 1991–2025. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Central Statistics Office, Ireland, VSA50 and VSA60, updated 27 February 2026.
Credit: Central Statistics Office, Ireland, VSA50 and VSA60, updated 27 February 2026.
License: CC BY 4.0
Adaptation: Adapted by Rare Baby Names: joined the published count and rank indicators and matched unambiguous existing spellings. Source values retained.
Source : Insee, Fichier des prénoms, updated 16 July 2026.
Credit: Source : Insee, Fichier des prénoms, updated 16 July 2026.
License: Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab)
Adaptation: Adapted by Rare Baby Names: column names and sex codes mapped and unique case-only spellings matched to existing profiles. Published rounded counts and ranks retained.