Is Arla a boy or girl name?
Arla is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 25 girls and 0 boys were named Arla, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.4% of the 2,780 US babies named Arla were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #5,155
- Babies named Arla since 1888
- 2,780
- Most popular year
- 1930
- 66 babies
Boys and girls named Arla, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 36 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 46 | 100% |
| 1910s | 11 | 210 | 95% |
| 1920s | 0 | 400 | 100% |
| 1930s | 6 | 547 | 98.9% |
| 1940s | 0 | 465 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 397 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 242 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 111 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 75 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 10 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 10 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 90 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 119 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 25 | #5,155 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 20 | #5,981 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 21 | #5,805 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 27 | #4,849 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 26 | #4,894 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,393 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 21 | #5,806 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,495 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 7 | #13,047 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 9 | #10,989 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 6 | #14,786 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 5 | #16,842 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 6 | #15,173 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 6 | #15,040 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 5 | #17,834 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 5 | #16,764 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 10 | #8,028 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 5 | #12,522 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 5 | #11,952 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 5 | #11,443 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 5 | #11,026 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 9 | #6,994 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 13 | #5,168 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 8 | #7,519 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 9 | #6,838 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 16 | #4,531 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,103 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 9 | #6,419 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 12 | #5,233 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 8 | #6,659 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 12 | #4,879 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 5 | #8,859 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 13 | #4,376 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 10 | #5,131 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 15 | #3,956 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 20 | #3,216 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 14 | #3,787 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 22 | #2,712 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 16 | #3,214 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 28 | #2,253 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 22 | #2,605 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,351 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 34 | #2,020 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 28 | #2,266 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 16 | #3,198 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 35 | #1,925 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,821 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,168 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 30 | #1,992 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,761 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,517 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 32 | #1,838 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,441 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 40 | #1,523 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 60 | #1,203 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,375 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,512 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 56 | #1,209 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 40 | #1,488 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,240 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,293 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 32 | #1,434 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 58 | #1,048 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,207 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 62 | #936 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 51 | #998 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 53 | #975 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,032 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 54 | #940 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 56 | #909 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 56 | #926 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 64 | #855 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 54 | #923 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 56 | #941 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,029 |
| 1930 | 6 | #3,612 | 60 | #942 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,119 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 49 | #1,071 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 50 | #1,083 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,081 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 40 | #1,226 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 40 | #1,260 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 31 | #1,466 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 30 | #1,508 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,148 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,670 |
| 1919 | 5 | #4,187 | 31 | #1,395 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 33 | #1,334 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 33 | #1,264 |
| 1916 | 6 | #3,535 | 30 | #1,334 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 31 | #1,259 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 16 | #1,667 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 7 | #2,557 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,992 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 11 | #1,458 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,643 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,126 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,844 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,745 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,501 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,611 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 11 | #1,012 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,951 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,619 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,104 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,174 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,101 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,221 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,293 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Arla reached #3,535 in 1916. As a girl name, it reached #855 in 1934. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1930s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Arla
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.