Nella
Nella was the 2852nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 60 babies. Its best year was 1881, when it ranked 387th; the most babies were born in 1927 (81). Over the last ten years it has moved up 68 places. More babies were named Nella in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,852 girls, down 262 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 60girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 192781 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,374babies recorded
Nella popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,852 | 60 |
| 2020 | #2,590 | 66 |
| 2010 | #3,937 | 39 |
| 2000 | — | — |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | #4,974 | 11 |
| 1960 | #2,414 | 25 |
| 1950 | #1,706 | 31 |
| 1940 | #922 | 61 |
| 1930 | #877 | 68 |
| 1920 | #976 | 57 |
| 1910 | #734 | 34 |
| 1900 | #1,046 | 14 |
| 1890 | #987 | 9 |
| 1880 | #570 | 10 |
How popular is Nella, counting every spelling?
Nella is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,545 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,852 for Nella on its own. Together these spellings went to 119 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nella | 60 | #2,852 | 335 |
| Neela | 47 | #3,332 | 225 |
| Nela | 12 | #8,718 | 87 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Nella?
60 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Nella (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Nella born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 140 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Nella.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Nella?
About 2,000 people born in the US named Nella are alive today, with a median age of 17; half are between 8 and 71. That makes Nella mostly worn by children and young adults. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Nella by state
How common Nella was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 42 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Nella: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Nella, they share its era and feel.
Nella is also a nickname for Antonella.
Questions about the name Nella
How popular is the name Nella?
Nella was the 2852nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 60 babies. Its best year was 1881, when it ranked 387th; the most babies were born in 1927 (81). Over the last ten years it has moved up 68 places. More babies were named Nella in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Nella a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Nella in the US.
Where is Nella most popular?
In 2021–2025, Nella was most common in Illinois (0.06 per 1,000 girls), followed by Washington and California.