girl's name
Saorla
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Top 1000 (Ireland)
- Births on record 290
Northern Ireland
#290
2024 births
Saorla is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 13 babies in Ireland, ranking #305. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Peaked in Ireland in 2015, when 18 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade in Ireland.
- Today about 1 in 3,450 babies in Ireland is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1995.
Saorla over time
Births per decade in Ireland, 1990s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 3 |
| 2000s | 21 |
| 2010s | 99 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 79 |
How popular is Saorla?
In 2025, Saorla was given to 13 babies in Ireland, ranking #305 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Saorla is used
Irish figures withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. The Central Statistics Office began recording the síneadh fada in 2018, so accented and unaccented spellings are counted separately from that year on. Data & sources.
How Saorla is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Saorlá | Saorlá is a rare spelling of Saorla, written with a fada and recorded 3 times, mostly in Ireland. | 3 |
Names that peaked alongside Saorla
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Saorla also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Saorla over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Saorla
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Saorla — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Saorla
How popular is the name Saorla?
In 2025, Saorla was given to 13 babies in Ireland, ranking #305 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Saorla a girl's or a boy's name?
Saorla is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Saorla most popular?
Saorla peaked in 2015, when 18 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Saorla a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Saorla currently ranks #290 in Ireland. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.