Given name
Orilla
“announcement from the gods”
Orilla is a variant of Orela. One Latin interpretation is “announcement from the gods.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Orilla is a variant of Orela. One Latin interpretation is “announcement from the gods.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Orilla is a variant of Orela. An origin associated with Orela is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Orilla through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 225
- 0 boys · 225 girls
- Most popular year
- 1917
- 16 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 7 in 1939. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 16 in 1917.
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.
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