Ionela
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- yo-NEH-la
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,990 for girls
Ionela is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is gracious”. In 2025 it ranked 5,990th for girls in the UK (3 babies).
What does Ionela mean?
Hebrew: Romanian feminine of Ion (John)
“God is gracious”
Romanian feminine form of Ion, the local form of John.
Is Ionela a girl's or a boy's name?
Ionela is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 girls in the UK. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Ionela in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,990th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 3 about 1 in 93,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to call too few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 3 girls in the UK were named Ionela, making it the 5,990th most popular name for girls. Its busiest year was 2019, with 8 girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 5,925th in England and Wales.
Ionela in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,990 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,697 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 8 | #3,018 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,967 |
| 2016 | 3 | #6,009 |
| 2015 | 7 | #3,433 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
Nicknames for Ionela
- Ela 54 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Ionela
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Eliza, Isabella, Maria, Isla, Aurora, Eliana, Sara, Sienna, Ava, Matilda, Orla, Clara
More Hebrew names
Noah, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias, Mateo, Elsie
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Ionela: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ionela, updated 20 October 2026.