Erla

Meaning & origin●

Attested in 1 language in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Erla is also recorded as 3 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• a separate given name1.3K records spelled Erla2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in India, United States

  Also written Erlã

• a separate name757 records spelled Erla5 spellings in the group

  Also written Earley, Erala, ఎర్ల, Earl

• French given name259 records spelled Erla3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in France, United States, Philippines, Canada

  Also written Ërlā

49 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Erla is also recorded in 3 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In Finnish, synonym of erlenmeyerkolvi

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In Basque, ( G-bet, AN-gip, L-côte ) Ref.: A ; Arzdi Peces ; FauMar 76 . Pez herrera, perla, mojarra . "Pez pequeño, blanco, de barras negras, como de media libra" A. " Pagellus mormyrus " Arzdi Peces. " Lithognatus mormyrus " FauMar. "Sargue rosé" Lf GAlm 1957, 31.

  as a word·Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia (OEH) — General/Historical Basque Dictionary, Euskaltzaindia

• In Latvian, Bārtas kreisā krasta pieteka Lietuvā, garums - 30 km

  as a word·Tēzaurs.lv (Dictionary and Thesaurus of Latvian, AiLab / LU MII)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

US SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) — 65 years between 1889–2022. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Erla Stefánsdóttirb. 1935ISIcelandic piano-teacher and self-proclaimed seer
• Erla Bergendahl Hohlerb. 1937NONorwegian art historian and professor (1937-2019)
• Erla Þórarinsdóttirb. 1955ISjewelry designer
• Erla Kolbrun Svavarsdottirb. 1961ISIcelandic nursing educator and researcher
• Erla Sigurlaug Sigurdardottirb. 1976ISIcelandic cyclist
• Erla Björg Hafsteinsdóttirb. 1978ISbadminton player
• Erla Steina Arnardóttirb. 1983ISIcelandic footballer
• Erla Dögg Haraldsdóttirb. 1988ISIcelandic swimmer
• Gudrún Erla Hilmarsdóttirb. 1988ISIcelandic association football player
• Erla Ásgeirsdóttirb. 1994ISIcelandic alpine skier

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 266 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Erla?

We estimate roughly 4.1 thousand people bear Erla (counting its spellings and scripts) across 10 countries in our records.

In which country does Erla have the most bearers?

We estimate about 2.0 thousand people bear Erla in Iceland, more than in any other country in our records.

Where is Erla most common?

Erla is densest in Iceland, where the national register counts about 1 in 175 people carrying it.

Is Erla a male or female name?

Erla is a female name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

What does the name Erla mean?

Recorded meaning: From Old Norse ertla.