Orla

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I love this name, but have started hearing it around a little bit. Do we think it could end up being the new Ava/Isla etc?

I’m a teacher and really do not want a top 10 baby name for upcoming DD. (We have a Niamh already 😍)

It's gorgeous. I work in a school and there are no Orlas. No Orlas in my children's school either.

I have one (chose it because DH has Irish roots) and I thought it was a nice unusual name but I have met several others. There was another one in her tiny nursery too!

~Love it!

Orla was our number 1 choice for DS and know a couple of under 3s. Doubt it will ever be top 10 in UK but I could see it being top 50 for 2018.

If you like the Irish connection and -ah sound then Grainne or Aine might work

To be honest I find Orla quite dated and not in a granny chic type way more in a Jackie/ Nichola/Joanne type way. I'm in NI and would have known quite a few Orla's (in its various spellings) .
To me it would fall in with Sinead, Seana, Bronagh - just the wrong side of old fashioned.

I like it but would spell it Orlaith.

😊 I have Irish grandparents and we are forever back and forth from county Galway so yes, Irish heritage. Thanks for the opinions, I love the name so now just to convince DH

Beautiful name. We have an Isla and an Eilidh. Lots of confusion over how to pronounce Eilidh in the south east of England!

Orlas always have a sister called Niamh.

There's a NI politician called Órlaithí. Hurts my eyes to look at her name.

I think all the pre-Christian whooshed into favour at around the same time, late 60s/early 70s. Out with the Seáns and in with the Fiachras.

There's a NI politician called Órlaithí. Hurts my eyes to look at her name.

@Laodamia looks like we have to go for it then 😂

It’s a lovely name