Fun Facts About the Name Parla
- 31 babies named Parla: U.S. records list 31 babies given the name Parla from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Parla Mean?
Parla is a feminine name used mainly in Turkish, and it means "shine." It comes from the Turkish verb parlamak, "to shine, to flash, to gleam," whose stem and command form is parla. The name is that word used as a personal name, so its meaning is the everyday sense of the verb rather than a separate symbolic reading added later.
The same spelling turns up in two Romance languages as an unrelated word. Italian parla means "he or she speaks," from parlare, and Spanish parla means "talk" or "speech." Both go back to Latin parabola (and parabolare), so they are not the source of the Turkish name.
Parla Name History & Origins
Parla belongs to a large group of Turkish given names taken straight from ordinary Turkish vocabulary, usually words for light, nature, or action. The root parlamak also produced ordinary words such as parlak, "bright," and the bare stem parla serves both as a verb form and as a name, so Turkish speakers understand it as a word turned into a name rather than as an inherited name handed down from an older language.
Turkey's 1934 Surname Law required family names but left first names alone, so given names have continued to be chosen from Turkish vocabulary, and names of this type are common for girls. Because the name is drawn from a word still in daily use, it carries its meaning transparently for Turkish speakers.
How Popular is the Name Parla?
Parla has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2024. Its best rank was #7,846 in 2024.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #10,716 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 2024 | #7,846 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 2023 | #11,926 | 8 | 0.0005% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Parla Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You have a power of expression, either in speaking or writing. You are in favor for studying and research. You are clever, clear-sighted and intellectual. You don't like to let others know your true feelings. You might be atheistic or agnostic. You are bold, independent, inquisitive and interested in research. You know what you want and why you want it.
Creative and outgoing, you are always looking for an opportunity to show your abilities, especially before audience. You are very flexible and like to feel appreciated. You are looking for chances to mix with others socially and to communicate your ideas. You like to talk and can easily relate to different cultures and concepts. The biggest challenge for you is uncertainty. Easily getting bored, you can move from one job to another, switch projects and lovers. The high creative force can lead you either to happiness or unhappiness. If you understand your goals, if you can make major decisions in life and follow it directly and straight up without worry and uncertainty, you are able to achieve great heights.
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