girl's name
Arla
- Gender Girl
- Letters 4
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 4,139
Scotland
#204
2024 births
Arla is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 26 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1930, when 66 babies were given the name.
- After peaking in the 1930s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.
- Today about 1 in 127,518 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1888.
Arla over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 |
| 1890s | 36 |
| 1900s | 46 |
| 1910s | 221 |
| 1920s | 400 |
| 1930s | 553 |
| 1940s | 465 |
| 1950s | 397 |
| 1960s | 242 |
| 1970s | 111 |
| 1980s | 75 |
| 1990s | 10 |
| 2000s | 10 |
| 2010s | 90 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 145 |
How popular is Arla?
In 2025, Arla was given to 26 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Arla is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Arla
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Arla also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Arla over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Arla
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Arla — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Arla
How popular is the name Arla?
In 2025, Arla was given to 26 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Arla a girl's or a boy's name?
Arla is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Arla most popular?
Arla peaked in 1930, when 66 babies were given the name. After peaking in the 1930s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.
Is Arla a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Arla currently ranks #204 in the United States. After peaking in the 1930s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.