Given name
Egla
“resembling a heifer”
Egla is a variant of Eglah. One Hebrew interpretation is “resembling a heifer.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Egla is a variant of Eglah. One Hebrew interpretation is “resembling a heifer.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Egla is a variant of Eglah. An origin associated with Eglah is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1994. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Egla through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6
- 0 boys · 6 girls
- Most popular year
- 1994
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 1994. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 324 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Egla
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.