Pronunciation
Or-la
Meaning
Golden princess
Related forms: Órlaith (related irish form).
Alternate spellings
Órlaith; Orlaith; Orla
Fun fact
Ór means gold in Irish, and flaith is associated with a ruler or princess. This is another spelling from the Orla name family, so all those extra letters still give you the lovely simple sound Or-la.
Popularity in Ireland
Figures for the spelling Órfhlaith, 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.
Number of babies registered each year
Less than 3 babies were registered with this spelling in each of these years.
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 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2024 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2023 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2022 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2021 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2020 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2019 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2018 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2017 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2016 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2015 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2014 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2013 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2012 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2011 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2010 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2009 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2008 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2007 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2006 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2005 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2004 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2003 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2002 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2001 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2000 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1999 | 4 | #439 |
| 1998 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1997 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1996 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1995 | 3 | #516 |
| 1994 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1993 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1992 | 4 | #456 |
| 1991 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1990 | 3 | #517 |
| 1989 | 3 | #503 |
| 1988 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1987 | 3 | #488 |
| 1986 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1985 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1984 | 4 | #459 |
| 1983 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1982 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1981 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1980 | 4 | #483 |
| 1979 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1978 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1977 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1976 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1975 | 3 | #503 |
| 1974 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1973 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1972 | 3 | #471 |
| 1971 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1970 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1969 | 3 | #443 |
| 1968 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1967 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1966 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1965 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1964 | Less than 3 | - |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies’ Names, tables VSA50 and VSA60. Latest year: 2025.
