Is Erla a boy or girl name?

Erla is a girl’s name. Of the 934 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Erla

Recorded 1889–2022 · United States

Erla was most popular in 1924, when 35 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,485 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 934 people named Erla.

Erla over time

Births per year. The dot marks Erla’s peak in 1924. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Erla a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Erla is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 934 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% 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 Erla

Where Erla is most concentrated

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

Pennsylvania 17.7×

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