Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 1930

Arla

Gender Girl · 1% boys Rank 2025 #4,998 Trend ↑ Rising 16%
Rank 2025
#4,998
among girls · ↑173 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
26
named Arla · +4% vs 2024
How common
1 in 61,818
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1930
66 babies
All-time total
2,806
#3,771 all-time among girls
First recorded
1888
in Social Security records

Arla popularity over time

2,806 babies have been named Arla since 1888, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s 5 – 5 1 – #1,293
1890s 36 – 36 4 +620% #1,101
1900s 46 – 46 5 +28% #1,012
1910s 210 11 221 22 +380% #1,259
1920s 400 – 400 40 +81% #1,071
1930s 547 6 553 55 +38% #855
1940s 465 – 465 47 -16% #936
1950s 397 – 397 40 -15% #1,203
1960s 242 – 242 24 -39% #1,925
1970s 111 – 111 11 -54% #3,216
1980s 75 – 75 8 -32% #4,531
1990s 10 – 10 1 -87% #8,028
2000s 10 – 10 1 0% #16,767
2010s 90 – 90 9 +800% #5,806
2020s (to 2025) 145 – 145 24 +169% #4,854

Where Arla is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 27 0.02 outside top 500
2027 28 0.02 outside top 500
2028 29 0.02 outside top 500
2029 29 0.02 outside top 500
2030 30 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Arla

Arla is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,998 in 2025 with 26 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1888, 2,806 American babies have been named Arla. Its peak came in 1930, when 66 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1930s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Arla stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Arla?

The median living Arla is about 68 years old; half are between 49 and 79. An estimated 1,400 people named Arla are alive in the United States today.

median 68 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Arla year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 26 #4,998 – –
2024 25 #5,171 – –
2023 20 #5,988 – –
2022 21 #5,808 – –
2021 27 #4,854 – –
2020 26 #4,896 – –
2019 15 #7,395 – –
2018 21 #5,806 – –
2017 15 #7,499 – –
2016 7 #13,052 – –
2015 9 #10,993 – –
2014 6 #14,790 – –
2013 5 #16,844 – –
2012 6 #15,173 – –
2011 6 #15,041 – –
2010 – – – –
2009 – – – –
2008 5 #17,836 – –
2007 – – – –
2006 – – – –
2005 5 #16,767 – –
2004 – – – –
2003 – – – –
2002 – – – –
2001 – – – –
2000 – – – –
1995 – – – –
1990 – – – –
1985 9 #6,994 – –
1980 16 #4,531 – –
1975 12 #4,879 – –
1970 20 #3,216 – –
1965 22 #2,605 – –
1960 35 #1,925 – –
1955 45 #1,517 – –
1950 44 #1,375 – –
1945 38 #1,293 – –
1940 51 #998 – –
1935 56 #926 – –
1930 60 #942 6 #3,612
1925 40 #1,226 – –
1920 25 #1,670 – –
1915 31 #1,259 – –
1910 9 #1,643 – –
1905 – – – –
1900 5 #1,951 – –
1895 – – – –
1890 6 #1,221 – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Arla, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Arla?

The median living Arla is about 68 years old. Half of all living Arlas are between 49 and 79 years old.

How many people named Arla are alive today?

An estimated 1,400 people named Arla are alive in the United States, based on 2,806 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Arla in 2025?

Arla ranked #4,998 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 26 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Arla?

2,806 babies have been named Arla in the United States since 1888, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Arla most popular?

Arla peaked in 1930, when 66 newborns received the name.

Is Arla a boy or girl name?

Arla is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Arla rising or falling?

Arla is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Arla become more popular?

Arla is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 30 girls named Arla in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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