Pronunciation
Or-la
Meaning
Golden princess
Alternate spellings
Órlaith; Orlaith; Orfhlaith; Orlagh; Orla
Fun fact
Órlaith combines ór, meaning ‘gold’, with a royal connection. Orla is its simpler anglicised spelling, keeping the same familiar Or-la sound.
Popularity in Ireland
Figures for the spelling Órlaith, Republic of Ireland.
The CSO only publishes names given to three or more babies in a year. “Less than 3” means zero, one or two babies, and these years appear as gaps on the graph.
#325Rank among girl names in 202512Babies registered in 2025
Number of babies registered each year
From 2018, spellings with and without fadas are counted separately. Earlier figures group these spellings together, so the graph has a break at 2018.
View yearly figures
| Year | Babies named | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | #325 |
| 2024 | 14 | #294 |
| 2023 | 12 | #316 |
| 2022 | 12 | #338 |
| 2021 | 10 | #390 |
| 2020 | 6 | #544 |
| 2019 | 8 | #457 |
| 2018 | 17 | #267 |
| 2017 | 39 | #145 |
| 2016 | 42 | #140 |
| 2015 | 60 | #104 |
| 2014 | 47 | #127 |
| 2013 | 50 | #122 |
| 2012 | 61 | #108 |
| 2011 | 62 | #105 |
| 2010 | 76 | #92 |
| 2009 | 77 | #91 |
| 2008 | 73 | #92 |
| 2007 | 85 | #75 |
| 2006 | 83 | #73 |
| 2005 | 72 | #78 |
| 2004 | 66 | #83 |
| 2003 | 50 | #103 |
| 2002 | 31 | #141 |
| 2001 | 29 | #142 |
| 2000 | 44 | #98 |
| 1999 | 27 | #140 |
| 1998 | 35 | #107 |
| 1997 | 57 | #94 |
| 1996 | 41 | #129 |
| 1995 | 43 | #119 |
| 1994 | 57 | #102 |
| 1993 | 58 | #97 |
| 1992 | 23 | #188 |
| 1991 | 24 | #180 |
| 1990 | 30 | #163 |
| 1989 | 22 | #192 |
| 1988 | 32 | #157 |
| 1987 | 24 | #198 |
| 1986 | 31 | #172 |
| 1985 | 25 | #197 |
| 1984 | 23 | #213 |
| 1983 | 26 | #195 |
| 1982 | 19 | #241 |
| 1981 | 15 | #263 |
| 1980 | 19 | #239 |
| 1979 | 9 | #330 |
| 1978 | 6 | #388 |
| 1977 | 15 | #254 |
| 1976 | 8 | #329 |
| 1975 | 15 | #243 |
| 1974 | 5 | #393 |
| 1973 | 12 | #282 |
| 1972 | 20 | #213 |
| 1971 | 8 | #303 |
| 1970 | 6 | #326 |
| 1969 | 4 | #393 |
| 1968 | 5 | #327 |
| 1967 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1966 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1965 | 3 | #385 |
| 1964 | Less than 3 | - |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies’ Names, tables VSA50 and VSA60. Latest year: 2025.