Orla

given name · Latin script

Meaning: D’origine celtique, signifie « princesse en or »

Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published

/ˈɔɹɫə/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated

Orla is a given name written in the Latin script, with more bearers in China than in any other country.

rarermore common
  • IEIreland≈1 in 1.5K(inferred from the name graph)
  • AUAustralia≈1 in 42K
  • GBUnited Kingdom≈1 in 43K

carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.

China (inferred from the name graph)

≈3,800 people, est.

Sources
221 (measured from records)

Highest-authority source

≈1 in 1.5K (inferred from the name graph)

Ireland, est.

measured from records inferred from the name graph

Name dossier (print, CSV)

Meaning & origin(measured from records)

recorded in French

D’origine celtique, signifie « princesse en or ».

Sources 1

  • Le grand guide des prénoms (Enfant - Education)

Attested across 4 languages in the etymology graph.

Where in the world(measured from records)

Orla counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.

Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.

Where Orla is recorded, by country
CountryMost common spellingSources
CN China—≈3,800 est.≈1 in 371K—Orla8
IE Ireland#161≈3,400 est.≈1 in 1.5K37Orla131
GB United Kingdom—≈1,500 est.≈1 in 43K746Orla184
DK Denmark—1,3701 in 4.3K1.4K—1
US United States—1,0011 in 332K865Orla221
AU Australia—≈600 est.≈1 in 42K5Orla87
GY Guyana—111 in 68K11—1

Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.

Registers cited: Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex; ONS — Baby names England and Wales (2024); CSO — Irish Babies Names (1998–present); Australian national given names (aggregated state BDM); Danmarks Statistik — Hvor mange hedder...? (living-population name counts); Guyana — Official List of Electors July 2025. Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.

Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).

Other names spelled this way(inferred from the name graph)

Orla is also recorded as 6 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

  • Danish given name5 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Denmark, United States, United Kingdom, Ireland

    Languages: Danish, Swedish, Norwegian

    Also written Órla

  • Spanish given name5 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in United States, Argentina, Mexico, Peru

    Languages: Spanish, Portuguese

    Also written Orlã, Órla, Orlá

  • French given name3 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in France, Ireland, United Kingdom, United States

    Also written Órla

  • a separate name2 spellings in the group

    Also written Órla

  • Hindi given name4 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in United Kingdom, Ireland, United States, India

    Languages: Hindi, Urdu

    Also written Órla, Orlã

  • Italian given name2 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in United States, United Kingdom, Ireland, Italy

    Also written Orlà

42 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses(measured from records)

Orla is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

  • In French, Du gaélique, « princesse dorée » ou « or doré ».

    as a nameLe grand guide des prénoms (Enfant - Education)

  • In English, 'Golden lady'.

    as a nameIrish first names

  • Principessa d’oro

    as a nameIl grande libro dei nomi per bebè. Significato, origini, curiosità. Oltre 7000 nomi per bambine e bambini Significato,…

  • Irish: Anglicized form of the Gaelic name Órla , earlier Ór (fh)laith , composed of the elements ór gold + flaith lady, princess.

    as a word

  • In Polish, feminine nominative/vocative singular of orli

    as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Notable people with this name(measured from records)

18001850190019502000Orla Lehmann, b. 1810Orla Rosenhoff, b. 1844Orla Hermann Krause, b. 1867Knud Schrøder, b. 1903Orla Jørgensen, b. 1904Orna Ben-Dor Niv, b. 1954Orla Brady, b. 1961Orla Guerin, b. 1966Orla Fitzgerald, b. 1978Orla Gartland, b. 1995

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

How to address them(machine-generated)

InformalHi Orla,

A formal English salutation is built on the surname, so it needs a full name — on its own, a first name only supports the informal form.

Evidence(measured from records)

Attested in 55 sources across 29 countries.

Official registers attesting Orla
CountryRegisterYearCountRank
DK DenmarkDanmarks Statistik — Hvor mange hedder...? (living-population name counts)—1.4K#275
US United StatesCensus Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex2020865#12,438
GB United KingdomONS — Baby names England and Wales (2024)2024746#58
GB United KingdomNRS — Baby names Scotland full list (1974–present)2024159#19
US United StatesCensus Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex2020136#12,438
US United StatesSSA — National Baby Names (1880–present)202570—
IE IrelandCSO — Irish Babies Names (1998–present)201737#152
GB United KingdomNISRA — Baby names Northern Ireland full list (1997–present)202517#121
GY GuyanaGuyana — Official List of Electors July 2025202511#583
DK DenmarkDanmarks Statistik — Hvor mange hedder...? (living-population name counts)—11#7,586
US United StatesSSA — National Baby Names (1880–present)19656—
AU AustraliaAustralian national given names (aggregated state BDM)20165—

Reference works 5

These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

What does the name Orla mean?
Recorded meaning: D’origine celtique, signifie « princesse en or ».
Is Orla a male or female name?
Orla is recorded for both men and women. We don't publish a percentage split: a record's gender belongs to the person and is attached to every given name on that record, so names in cultures where a name string also carries a parent's or spouse's given name pick up large cross-gender counts.
What are other forms of the name Orla?
In the etymology graph, Orlagh, Órlaith and Órfhlaith are forms of the same name in other languages.
In which country does Orla have the most bearers?
Mondonomo estimates about 3.8 thousand people named Orla in China, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled orla.
How do you pronounce Orla?
A machine transcription gives /ˈɔɹɫə/ (IPA) for English.
How common is the name Orla?
In Denmark, the national register counted 1,370 people named Orla, about 1 in 4.3 thousand residents.
How common is Orla compared with other names?
In Ireland, Orla is the 161st most common given name of 14,976 given names recorded there.

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About this data

measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated

These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.

Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.

Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.

Cite this page Mondonomo, “Orla” — the 161st most common given name in Ireland. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.

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