Nyella
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ny-EL-a
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #5,237 for girls
Nyella is a girls' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 5,237th for girls in the US (24 babies).
Where does Nyella come from?
Modern: spelling of Nyela; modern coinage, possibly modelled on Nyla
Meaning borrowed from Nyela.
Is Nyella a girl's or a boy's name?
Nyella is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 24 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Nyella in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,237among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 24about 1 in 67,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 39% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 24 girls in the US were named Nyella, making it the 5,237th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,919th. It first appears in the records in 2008.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had the most girls named Nyella of any year since it first appeared, in 2008.
Half of all the girls named Nyella in the US since 1880 were born between 2014 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Nyella in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24 | #5,237 |
| 2024 | 17 | #6,639 |
| 2023 | 16 | #6,917 |
| 2022 | 12 | #8,536 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 16 | #6,919 |
| 2019 | 9 | #10,467 |
| 2018 | 16 | #7,096 |
| 2017 | 5 | #15,898 |
| 2016 | 6 | #14,326 |
| 2015 | 11 | #9,476 |
| 2014 | 8 | #11,925 |
| 2013 | 9 | #10,995 |
| 2012 | 11 | #9,706 |
| 2011 | 7 | #13,339 |
| 2010 | 6 | #14,953 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 9 | #11,594 |
Names like Nyella
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Daleyza Amoura Lyanna Briella Nova Cataleya Ailana Ailany Analeia Avianna Amora Oaklynn
Names related to Nyella
More Modern names
Jayden Myla Kayden Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya Ailani
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, “Nyella: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nyella, updated 20 October 2026.