Nella
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- NEL-a
- Origin
- Italian
- UK rank, 2025
- #848 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #2,822 for girls
Nella is a girls' name of Italian origin. In 2025 it ranked 848th for girls in the UK (45 babies) and 2,822nd for girls in the US (60 babies).
Where does Nella come from?
Italian: Italian short form of names such as Antonella and Petronella; also an extension of Nell
Is Nella a girl's or a boy's name?
Nella is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 45 girls in the UK and 60 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Nella in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #848among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 45about 1 in 6,200 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 11% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 45 girls in the UK were named Nella, making it the 848th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 762nd. Its busiest year was 2019, with 65 girls.
2025 had fewer girls named Nella than any year since 2018.
Half of all the girls named Nella in the UK since 1996 were born between 2015 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 90 girls in the UK were given Nella or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #483, up from #848 for this spelling alone.
- Nela 45
- Nella 45
Among girls in 2025, it was 807th in England and Wales.
Nella in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 45 | #848 |
| 2024 | 51 | #795 |
| 2023 | 49 | #788 |
| 2022 | 48 | #806 |
| 2021 | 55 | #745 |
| 2020 | 53 | #762 |
| 2019 | 65 | #651 |
| 2018 | 45 | #889 |
| 2017 | 44 | #933 |
| 2016 | 34 | #1,096 |
| 2015 | 35 | #1,085 |
| 2014 | 36 | #1,053 |
| 2013 | 19 | #1,662 |
| 2012 | 17 | #1,828 |
| 2011 | 21 | #1,518 |
| 2010 | 17 | #1,757 |
| 2009 | 8 | #2,909 |
| 2008 | 8 | #2,895 |
| 2007 | 10 | #2,354 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 3 | #4,976 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
How popular is Nella in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,822among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 60about 1 in 27,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 17% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 60 girls in the US were named Nella, making it the 2,822nd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,580th. Its busiest year was 1927, with 81 girls.
2025 had fewer girls named Nella than any year since 2016.
Half of all the girls named Nella in the US since 1880 were born between 1922 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 72 girls in the US were given Nella or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #2,103, up from #2,822 for this spelling alone.
- Nella 60
- Nela 12
Nella in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 60 | #2,822 |
| 2024 | 61 | #2,775 |
| 2023 | 61 | #2,789 |
| 2022 | 81 | #2,295 |
| 2021 | 72 | #2,460 |
| 2020 | 66 | #2,580 |
| 2019 | 74 | #2,400 |
| 2018 | 80 | #2,275 |
| 2017 | 75 | #2,401 |
| 2016 | 58 | #2,902 |
| 2015 | 60 | #2,890 |
| 2014 | 63 | #2,737 |
| 2013 | 51 | #3,165 |
| 2012 | 58 | #2,934 |
| 2011 | 39 | #3,842 |
| 2010 | 39 | #3,888 |
| 2009 | 48 | #3,408 |
| 2008 | 32 | #4,646 |
| 2007 | 22 | #6,089 |
| 2006 | 25 | #5,382 |
| 2005 | 12 | #8,878 |
| 2004 | 15 | #7,386 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 12 | #8,274 |
| 2001 | 6 | #13,514 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 5 | #14,403 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 7 | #10,831 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 6 | #11,730 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 7 | #9,675 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 5 | #10,907 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 5 | #10,272 |
| 1982 | 5 | #10,514 |
| 1981 | 9 | #6,802 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 7 | #8,059 |
| 1978 | 10 | #5,957 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 15 | #4,152 |
| 1975 | 10 | #5,514 |
| 1974 | 12 | #4,719 |
| 1973 | 9 | #5,578 |
| 1972 | 5 | #8,290 |
| 1971 | 10 | #5,134 |
| 1970 | 11 | #4,760 |
| 1969 | 17 | #3,317 |
| 1968 | 11 | #4,221 |
| 1967 | 16 | #3,210 |
| 1966 | 14 | #3,399 |
| 1965 | 18 | #2,937 |
| 1964 | 25 | #2,474 |
| 1963 | 12 | #3,800 |
| 1962 | 25 | #2,413 |
| 1961 | 20 | #2,751 |
| 1960 | 25 | #2,368 |
| 1959 | 19 | #2,677 |
| 1958 | 24 | #2,321 |
| 1957 | 22 | #2,415 |
| 1956 | 25 | #2,193 |
| 1955 | 23 | #2,279 |
| 1954 | 32 | #1,835 |
| 1953 | 33 | #1,737 |
| 1952 | 37 | #1,577 |
| 1951 | 39 | #1,504 |
| 1950 | 31 | #1,678 |
| 1949 | 41 | #1,436 |
| 1948 | 28 | #1,777 |
| 1947 | 38 | #1,524 |
| 1946 | 38 | #1,418 |
| 1945 | 33 | #1,401 |
| 1944 | 38 | #1,292 |
| 1943 | 43 | #1,227 |
| 1942 | 38 | #1,300 |
| 1941 | 54 | #993 |
| 1940 | 61 | #915 |
| 1939 | 46 | #1,053 |
| 1938 | 52 | #984 |
| 1937 | 68 | #836 |
| 1936 | 65 | #840 |
| 1935 | 59 | #896 |
| 1934 | 81 | #739 |
| 1933 | 58 | #887 |
| 1932 | 66 | #856 |
| 1931 | 56 | #926 |
| 1930 | 68 | #867 |
| 1929 | 48 | #1,051 |
| 1928 | 57 | #983 |
| 1927 | 81 | #810 |
| 1926 | 58 | #980 |
| 1925 | 74 | #867 |
| 1924 | 70 | #903 |
| 1923 | 58 | #976 |
| 1922 | 74 | #852 |
| 1921 | 79 | #828 |
| 1920 | 57 | #968 |
| 1919 | 61 | #902 |
| 1918 | 74 | #832 |
| 1917 | 47 | #1,026 |
| 1916 | 57 | #893 |
| 1915 | 48 | #958 |
| 1914 | 44 | #878 |
| 1913 | 36 | #881 |
| 1912 | 44 | #757 |
| 1911 | 18 | #1,031 |
| 1910 | 34 | #723 |
| 1909 | 18 | #961 |
| 1908 | 26 | #755 |
| 1907 | 22 | #790 |
| 1906 | 12 | #1,101 |
| 1905 | 22 | #777 |
| 1904 | 14 | #965 |
| 1903 | 20 | #760 |
| 1902 | 15 | #903 |
| 1901 | 13 | #918 |
| 1900 | 14 | #1,007 |
| 1899 | 10 | #1,034 |
| 1898 | 11 | #1,047 |
| 1897 | 17 | #761 |
| 1896 | 14 | #872 |
| 1895 | 18 | #746 |
| 1894 | 19 | #682 |
| 1893 | 16 | #739 |
| 1892 | 18 | #685 |
| 1891 | 15 | #695 |
| 1890 | 9 | #940 |
| 1889 | 10 | #839 |
| 1888 | 17 | #612 |
| 1887 | 12 | #661 |
| 1886 | 11 | #693 |
| 1885 | 10 | #695 |
| 1884 | 19 | #463 |
| 1883 | 6 | #817 |
| 1882 | 11 | #560 |
| 1881 | 19 | #384 |
| 1880 | 10 | #547 |
Names like Nella
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Nora Ada Clara Nina Etta Cora Eva Nola Matilda Bella Lola Nova
Other spellings of Nella
Names related to Nella
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Nella: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nella, updated 20 October 2026.