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Arla

99% girls · 26 born in 2025

Arla has been given to about 2,806 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1930, which makes it a interwar name.

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Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 1,624
Median age today72 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Arla per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1930 · 66
  • Born in 202526
  • All time2,806
  • England & Wales, 2025#489 · 82

How popular is Arla?

Its best year was 1930, when 66 babies were given the name, ranking 942nd. The typical living American called Arla is about 72 years old today.

Names that sound like Arla

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Carla0.85
  2. Karla0.85
  3. Darla0.85
  4. Marla0.85
  5. Ayla0.81
  6. Arya0.75
  7. Aila0.76
  8. Starla0.75

Middle names for Arla

Ranked by flow score
  1. Arla Josephine0.84
  2. Arla Rose0.83
  3. Arla Louise0.83
  4. Arla June0.82
  5. Arla Pearl0.82
  6. Arla Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Arla

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Ruthiesister · 0.87
  2. Elouisesister · 0.87
  3. Winonasister · 0.85
  4. Louiebrother · 0.82
  5. Mackbrother · 0.81
  6. Otisbrother · 0.80

Where Arla is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Arla White0.78
    2. Arla Reyes0.78
    3. Arla Nguyen0.78
    4. Arla Moore0.78
    5. Arla Lee0.78
    6. Arla Hill0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Arla

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.