NameTides

Nella

Nella was the #2,822 girls' name in the US in 2025 (60 babies), and #807 in England & Wales and #1,141 in Canada.

Nella as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Nella as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesCanadaUS
Nella as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#2,822 (60)#807 (45)———#1,141 (23)
2024#2,775 (61)#736 (51)——#631 (5)#1,194 (21)
2023#2,789 (61)#754 (47)———#1,369 (17)
2022#2,295 (81)#826 (43)#531 (5)—#634 (5)#1,209 (20)
2021#2,460 (72)#720 (52)#792 (3)——#1,286 (19)
2020#2,580 (66)#710 (52)———#1,295 (18)
2019#2,400 (74)#651 (60)—#424 (3)#871 (3)#1,342 (18)
2018#2,275 (80)#843 (44)——#734 (4)#1,376 (17)
2017#2,401 (75)#870 (44)———#1,506 (15)
2016#2,902 (58)#1,031 (34)——#750 (4)#2,040 (10)
2015#2,890 (60)#1,057 (33)——#751 (4)#1,499 (15)
2014#2,739 (63)#1,016 (35)———#1,455 (16)
2013#3,166 (51)#1,587 (19)———#1,792 (12)
2012#2,935 (58)#1,809 (16)———#2,158 (9)
2011#3,843 (39)#1,438 (21)——#937 (3)#2,348 (8)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1881 at #384.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.
  • A comeback: it faded for decades and is rising again.

How common is it?

about 1 in 27,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 27,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 5,600uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 6,500uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Nella is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 29,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 25,000 to 1 in 35,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Nella by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: #1,061MINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,487CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Nella (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#93212

Nella (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
NellaCanadaGirls#1,14123
NellaEngland & WalesGirls#80745
NellaIrelandGirls—too few
NellaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
NellaScotlandGirls—too few
NellaUSGirls#2,82260