Aella
Girl · ay-EL-a · Greek
Aella is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “whirlwind”. In 2025 it ranked 4,276th for girls in the UK (5 babies) and 4,066th for girls in the US (35 babies).
What does Aella mean?
Greek
“whirlwind”
In Greek myth Aella was an Amazon warrior, said to be the first to fight Heracles during his ninth labour.
- Say it
- ay-EL-a
Is Aella a girl's or a boy's name?
Aella is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 girls in the UK and 35 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Aella in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,276among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 56,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 162% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 5 girls in the UK were named Aella, making it the 4,276th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,744th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 15 girls.
Half of all the girls named Aella in the UK since 1996 were born between 2020 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 4,200th in England and Wales.
Aella in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #4,276 |
| 2024 | 15 | #1,953 |
| 2023 | 14 | #2,070 |
| 2022 | 10 | #2,615 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,864 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,744 |
| 2019 | 3 | #5,804 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2017 | 1 | #7,682 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,777 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 1 | #7,690 |
How popular is Aella in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,066among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 35about 1 in 46,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 5% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 35 girls in the US were named Aella, making it the 4,066th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,341st. Its busiest year was 2023, with 104 girls. It first appears in the records in 2008.
2025 had fewer girls named Aella than any year since 2016.
Half of all the girls named Aella in the US since 1880 were born between 2018 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Aella in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 35 | #4,066 |
| 2024 | 53 | #3,047 |
| 2023 | 104 | #1,903 |
| 2022 | 51 | #3,170 |
| 2021 | 63 | #2,715 |
| 2020 | 75 | #2,341 |
| 2019 | 53 | #3,043 |
| 2018 | 55 | #2,961 |
| 2017 | 48 | #3,305 |
| 2016 | 22 | #5,794 |
| 2015 | 20 | #6,234 |
| 2014 | 10 | #10,124 |
| 2013 | 9 | #10,995 |
| 2012 | 11 | #9,706 |
| 2011 | 12 | #9,146 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 5 | #17,498 |
Nicknames for Aella
- Ella 1,148 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Aella
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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