Kella
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KEL-a
- Origin
- Modern
Kella is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Kella come from?
Modern: probably a variant of Kayla or Kelly
Is Kella a girl's or a boy's name?
Kella is a girls' name.
How popular is Kella in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2013, with 23 girls. It first appears in the records in 1955.
Half of all the girls named Kella in the US since 1880 were born between 1984 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kella in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11 | #8,941 |
| 2023 | 5 | #15,188 |
| 2022 | 8 | #11,225 |
| 2021 | 7 | #12,201 |
| 2020 | 7 | #12,137 |
| 2019 | 7 | #12,442 |
| 2018 | 11 | #9,146 |
| 2017 | 10 | #9,939 |
| 2016 | 18 | #6,660 |
| 2015 | 15 | #7,610 |
| 2014 | 11 | #9,512 |
| 2013 | 23 | #5,642 |
| 2012 | 15 | #7,800 |
| 2011 | 13 | #8,610 |
| 2010 | 5 | #16,985 |
| 2009 | 15 | #8,054 |
| 2008 | 19 | #6,796 |
| 2007 | 13 | #9,003 |
| 2006 | 11 | #9,897 |
| 2005 | 11 | #9,447 |
| 2004 | 10 | #9,887 |
| 2003 | 10 | #9,666 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 7 | #12,049 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 5 | #14,403 |
| 1998 | 6 | #12,420 |
| 1997 | 5 | #13,719 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 7 | #10,509 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 8 | #9,552 |
| 1992 | 7 | #10,471 |
| 1991 | 6 | #11,501 |
| 1990 | 7 | #10,187 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 7 | #9,239 |
| 1987 | 5 | #11,320 |
| 1986 | 17 | #4,536 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 6 | #9,139 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 5 | #10,514 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 6 | #9,008 |
| 1978 | 5 | #9,748 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 7 | #7,294 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 5 | #8,290 |
| 1971 | 6 | #7,386 |
| 1970 | 8 | #5,817 |
| 1969 | 6 | #6,615 |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 5 | #6,803 |
| 1966 | 5 | #6,563 |
| 1965 | 12 | #3,732 |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 5 | #6,591 |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 7 | #5,308 |
| 1960 | 6 | #5,695 |
| 1959 | 6 | #5,565 |
| 1958 | 7 | #4,889 |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 9 | #4,068 |
Names like Kella
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Teagan, Brynlee, Kiara, Brynn, Braelynn, Mckenna, Kianna, Keiry, Kayden, Cassidy, Kenna, Keyla
Names related to Kella
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya, Oaklynn
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Kella: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kella, updated 20 October 2026.