Arla is an uncommon variant of Arely that peaked in 1930 and has grown less common since.
Arla is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #4,998 for girl births in the United States (and #8,670 across all names), given to 26 babies. Arla was first reported in SSA data in 1888 and peaked in 1934 (64 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26 | 26 | #4,998 | — |
| 2024 | 25 | 25 | #5,171 | — |
| 2023 | 20 | 20 | #5,988 | — |
| 2022 | 21 | 21 | #5,808 | — |
| 2021 | 27 | 27 | #4,854 | — |
| 2020 | 26 | 26 | #4,896 | — |
| 2019 | 15 | 15 | #7,395 | — |
| 2018 | 21 | 21 | #5,806 | — |
| 2017 | 15 | 15 | #7,499 | — |
| 2016 | 7 | 7 | #13,052 | — |
| 2015 | 9 | 9 | #10,993 | — |
| 2014 | 6 | 6 | #14,790 | — |
| 2013 | 5 | 5 | #16,844 | — |
| 2012 | 6 | 6 | #15,173 | — |
| 2011 | 6 | 6 | #15,041 | — |
| 2008 | 5 | 5 | #17,836 | — |
| 2005 | 5 | 5 | #16,767 | — |
| 1991 | 10 | — | #8,028 | — |
| 1989 | 5 | — | #12,524 | — |
| 1988 | 5 | — | #11,953 | — |
| 1987 | 5 | — | #11,444 | — |
| 1986 | 5 | — | #11,027 | — |
| 1985 | 9 | — | #6,994 | — |
| 1983 | 13 | — | #5,168 | — |
| 1982 | 8 | — | #7,519 | — |
| 1981 | 9 | — | #6,838 | — |
| 1980 | 16 | — | #4,531 | — |
| 1979 | 7 | — | #8,104 | — |
| 1978 | 9 | — | #6,421 | — |
| 1977 | 12 | — | #5,234 | — |
| 1976 | 8 | — | #6,658 | — |
| 1975 | 12 | — | #4,879 | — |
| 1974 | 5 | — | #8,859 | — |
| 1973 | 13 | — | #4,376 | — |
| 1972 | 10 | — | #5,130 | — |
| 1971 | 15 | — | #3,957 | — |
| 1970 | 20 | — | #3,216 | — |
| 1969 | 14 | — | #3,788 | — |
| 1968 | 22 | — | #2,713 | — |
| 1967 | 16 | — | #3,215 | — |
| 1966 | 28 | — | #2,253 | — |
| 1965 | 22 | — | #2,605 | — |
| 1964 | 27 | — | #2,351 | — |
| 1963 | 34 | — | #2,020 | — |
| 1962 | 28 | — | #2,267 | — |
| 1961 | 16 | — | #3,198 | — |
| 1960 | 35 | — | #1,925 | — |
| 1959 | 37 | — | #1,821 | — |
| 1958 | 27 | — | #2,167 | — |
| 1957 | 30 | — | #1,992 | — |
| 1956 | 36 | — | #1,761 | — |
| 1955 | 45 | — | #1,517 | — |
| 1954 | 32 | — | #1,838 | — |
| 1953 | 46 | — | #1,441 | — |
| 1952 | 40 | — | #1,523 | — |
| 1951 | 60 | — | #1,203 | — |
| 1950 | 44 | — | #1,375 | — |
| 1949 | 37 | — | #1,512 | — |
| 1948 | 56 | — | #1,209 | — |
| 1947 | 40 | — | #1,488 | — |
| 1946 | 48 | — | #1,240 | — |
| 1945 | 38 | — | #1,293 | — |
| 1944 | 32 | — | #1,434 | — |
| 1943 | 58 | — | #1,048 | — |
| 1942 | 43 | — | #1,207 | — |
| 1941 | 62 | — | #936 | — |
| 1940 | 51 | — | #998 | — |
| 1939 | 53 | — | #975 | — |
| 1938 | 48 | — | #1,032 | — |
| 1937 | 54 | — | #940 | — |
| 1936 | 56 | — | #909 | — |
| 1935 | 56 | — | #926 | — |
| 1934 | 64 | — | #855 | — |
| 1933 | 54 | — | #923 | — |
| 1932 | 56 | — | #941 | — |
| 1931 | 46 | — | #1,029 | — |
| 1930 | 66 | — | #942 | #3,612 |
| 1929 | 43 | — | #1,119 | — |
| 1928 | 49 | — | #1,071 | — |
| 1927 | 50 | — | #1,083 | — |
| 1926 | 48 | — | #1,081 | — |
| 1925 | 40 | — | #1,226 | — |
| 1924 | 40 | — | #1,260 | — |
| 1923 | 31 | — | #1,466 | — |
| 1922 | 30 | — | #1,508 | — |
| 1921 | 44 | — | #1,148 | — |
| 1920 | 25 | — | #1,670 | — |
| 1919 | 36 | — | #1,395 | #4,187 |
| 1918 | 33 | — | #1,334 | — |
| 1917 | 33 | — | #1,264 | — |
| 1916 | 36 | — | #1,334 | #3,535 |
| 1915 | 31 | — | #1,259 | — |
| 1914 | 16 | — | #1,667 | — |
| 1913 | 7 | — | #2,557 | — |
| 1912 | 9 | — | #1,992 | — |
| 1911 | 11 | — | #1,458 | — |
| 1910 | 9 | — | #1,643 | — |
| 1908 | 5 | — | #2,126 | — |
| 1907 | 6 | — | #1,844 | — |
| 1906 | 6 | — | #1,745 | — |
| 1904 | 7 | — | #1,501 | — |
| 1903 | 6 | — | #1,611 | — |
| 1901 | 11 | — | #1,012 | — |
| 1900 | 5 | — | #1,951 | — |
| 1899 | 5 | — | #1,619 | — |
| 1898 | 10 | — | #1,104 | — |
| 1897 | 8 | — | #1,174 | — |
| 1891 | 7 | — | #1,101 | — |
| 1890 | 6 | — | #1,221 | — |
| 1888 | 5 | — | #1,293 | — |