The first name Arla
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
A female given name.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 82 girls were named Arla, making it the 483rd most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2021, with 140 births (#339).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Arla with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Arla at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 26 girls born in the United States were named Arla, the 4,998th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1934, when 64 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Questions
- How popular is the name Arla?
- In 2025, 82 girls born in England and Wales were named Arla, ranking 483rd. Its peak was 2021, with 140 births.
- Is Arla a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 99% of the 2,806 US babies named Arla since 1880 were girls.
- When was Arla most popular?
- 1934 in the United States, when 64 babies were named Arla, its highest rank at 855th.