Erla
Erla is a municipality in the province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 438 inhabitants.
Meaning & Origin of Erla
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Erla is a municipality in the province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 438 inhabitants.
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The Story of Erla
Erla first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1889, with 10 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1924, when 35 Erlas were born — ranking #1,382 that year. As of 2026, Erla ranks #12,237 for baby girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 934 Erlas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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About the name Erla
Erla is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1889 and has accumulated 934 births in the dataset. Erla's peak popularity came in 1924 when it ranked #1,382. Use the chart and map above to compare Erla's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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