Rella
Rella was the 8752nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 12 babies. Its best year was 1881, when it ranked 575th; the most babies were born in 1921 (26). Over the last ten years it has moved up 9,799 places. More babies were named Rella in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #8,752 girls, up 4,421 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 12girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 192126 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,325babies recorded
Rella popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,752 | 12 |
| 2020 | #13,173 | 7 |
| 2010 | — | — |
| 2000 | — | — |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | #3,646 | 13 |
| 1950 | #3,021 | 13 |
| 1940 | #2,020 | 17 |
| 1930 | #1,562 | 26 |
| 1920 | #1,696 | 25 |
| 1910 | #1,410 | 12 |
| 1900 | #1,048 | 14 |
| 1890 | #1,180 | 7 |
| 1880 | #727 | 7 |
How popular is Rella, counting every spelling?
Rella has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Rella?
12 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Rella (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Rella 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 705 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Rella.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Rella?
About 400 people born in the US named Rella are alive today, with a median age of 71; half are between 20 and 80. That makes Rella a name most people associate with older generations. 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.
Rella by state
How common Rella was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 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
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Questions about the name Rella
How popular is the name Rella?
Rella was the 8752nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 12 babies. Its best year was 1881, when it ranked 575th; the most babies were born in 1921 (26). Over the last ten years it has moved up 9,799 places. More babies were named Rella in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Rella a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Rella in the US.
Where is Rella most popular?
In 2021–2025, Rella was most common in New York (0.01 per 1,000 girls).