Is Arla a boy or girl name?

Arla is a girl’s name. Of the 2,806 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 99.4% were girls and 0.6% were boys.

Arla

Recorded 1888–2025 · United States

Arla was most popular in 1930, when 66 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,625 that year. In 2025 it ranked #8,652, with 26 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,806 people named Arla.

Arla over time

Births per year. The dot marks Arla’s peak in 1930. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Arla a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Arla is a girl’s name — 99.4% of the 2,806 Americans given it were girls and 0.6% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Arla

Where Arla is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org