Name meaning & stats
Orla
Orla. 955 US babies since 1940, peak 2024. Notable Orlas are 1.6× over-represented as basketball players.
What it means
No agreed meaning on record
In US birth records
Peak year: 2024
955 US babies were named Orla between 1940 and 2025.
Orla around the world
- Scotland: 2,791 babies since 1974, peak 2023, No. 19 in 2024
- England & Wales: 11,520 babies since 1996, peak 2021, No. 64 in 2025
- Northern Ireland: 920 babies since 1997, peak 2000, No. 144 in 2024
- Ireland: 9,948 babies since 1964, peak 1980, No. 156 in 2025
- France: 85 babies since 1900, peak 2005, No. 3,142 in 2025
- New Zealand: 52 babies since 1900, peak 2024
From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.
Where Orlas end up
| Career | vs expected | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Basketball player | 1.6× | Low · 4 people |
| Actor | 1.1× | Low · 3 people |
| Footballer | 1.1× | Low · 2 people |
| Track athlete | 1.3× | Low · 2 people |
Among notable women who are basketball players, Orlas show up 1.6× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.
Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.
Other spellings
1 in 6 Oralias spell it Orla
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2024)