Nella is an uncommon variant of Nellie that peaked in 1927 and remains in steady use.
Nella is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #2,852 for girl births in the United States (and #5,011 across all names), given to 60 babies. Nella first appears in 1880 and peaked in 1927 (81 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 60 | 60 | #2,852 |
| 2024 | 61 | 61 | #2,791 |
| 2023 | 61 | 61 | #2,813 |
| 2022 | 81 | 81 | #2,311 |
| 2021 | 72 | 72 | #2,477 |
| 2020 | 66 | 66 | #2,590 |
| 2019 | 74 | 74 | #2,419 |
| 2018 | 80 | 80 | #2,291 |
| 2017 | 75 | 75 | #2,419 |
| 2016 | 58 | 58 | #2,928 |
| 2015 | 60 | 60 | #2,920 |
| 2014 | 63 | 63 | #2,771 |
| 2013 | 51 | 51 | #3,210 |
| 2012 | 58 | 58 | #2,968 |
| 2011 | 39 | 39 | #3,894 |
| 2010 | 39 | 39 | #3,937 |
| 2009 | 48 | 48 | #3,446 |
| 2008 | 32 | 32 | #4,733 |
| 2007 | 22 | 22 | #6,263 |
| 2006 | 25 | 25 | #5,505 |
| 2005 | 12 | 12 | #9,289 |
| 2004 | 15 | 15 | #7,722 |
| 2002 | 12 | 12 | #8,675 |
| 2001 | 6 | 6 | #14,815 |
| 1999 | 5 | 5 | #16,134 |
| 1997 | 7 | — | #11,721 |
| 1992 | 6 | — | #12,866 |
| 1989 | 7 | — | #10,501 |
| 1986 | 5 | — | #12,209 |
| 1983 | 5 | — | #11,435 |
| 1982 | 5 | — | #11,715 |
| 1981 | 9 | — | #7,190 |
| 1979 | 7 | — | #8,676 |
| 1978 | 10 | — | #6,252 |
| 1976 | 15 | — | #4,280 |
| 1975 | 10 | — | #5,836 |
| 1974 | 12 | — | #4,929 |
| 1973 | 9 | — | #5,901 |
| 1972 | 5 | — | #9,167 |
| 1971 | 10 | — | #5,396 |
| 1970 | 11 | — | #4,974 |
| 1969 | 17 | — | #3,420 |
| 1968 | 11 | — | #4,412 |
| 1967 | 16 | — | #3,289 |
| 1966 | 14 | — | #3,492 |
| 1965 | 18 | — | #3,017 |
| 1964 | 25 | — | #2,514 |
| 1963 | 12 | — | #3,963 |
| 1962 | 25 | — | #2,447 |
| 1961 | 20 | — | #2,810 |
| 1960 | 25 | — | #2,414 |
| 1959 | 19 | — | #2,729 |
| 1958 | 24 | — | #2,363 |
| 1957 | 22 | — | #2,473 |
| 1956 | 25 | — | #2,233 |
| 1955 | 23 | — | #2,322 |
| 1954 | 32 | — | #1,866 |
| 1953 | 33 | — | #1,753 |
| 1952 | 37 | — | #1,602 |
| 1951 | 39 | — | #1,515 |
| 1950 | 31 | — | #1,706 |
| 1949 | 41 | — | #1,445 |
| 1948 | 28 | — | #1,810 |
| 1947 | 38 | — | #1,536 |
| 1946 | 38 | — | #1,433 |
| 1945 | 33 | — | #1,412 |
| 1944 | 38 | — | #1,302 |
| 1943 | 43 | — | #1,245 |
| 1942 | 38 | — | #1,318 |
| 1941 | 54 | — | #999 |
| 1940 | 61 | — | #922 |
| 1939 | 46 | — | #1,061 |
| 1938 | 52 | — | #988 |
| 1937 | 68 | — | #839 |
| 1936 | 65 | — | #844 |
| 1935 | 59 | — | #900 |
| 1934 | 81 | — | #744 |
| 1933 | 58 | — | #890 |
| 1932 | 66 | — | #860 |
| 1931 | 56 | — | #929 |
| 1930 | 68 | — | #877 |
| 1929 | 48 | — | #1,060 |
| 1928 | 57 | — | #990 |
| 1927 | 81 | — | #813 |
| 1926 | 58 | — | #985 |
| 1925 | 74 | — | #868 |
| 1924 | 70 | — | #912 |
| 1923 | 58 | — | #984 |
| 1922 | 74 | — | #858 |
| 1921 | 79 | — | #834 |
| 1920 | 57 | — | #976 |
| 1919 | 61 | — | #907 |
| 1918 | 74 | — | #838 |
| 1917 | 47 | — | #1,035 |
| 1916 | 57 | — | #900 |
| 1915 | 48 | — | #963 |
| 1914 | 44 | — | #885 |
| 1913 | 36 | — | #895 |
| 1912 | 44 | — | #761 |
| 1911 | 18 | — | #1,061 |
| 1910 | 34 | — | #734 |
| 1909 | 18 | — | #987 |
| 1908 | 26 | — | #764 |
| 1907 | 22 | — | #810 |
| 1906 | 12 | — | #1,138 |
| 1905 | 22 | — | #795 |
| 1904 | 14 | — | #988 |
| 1903 | 20 | — | #783 |
| 1902 | 15 | — | #928 |
| 1901 | 13 | — | #950 |
| 1900 | 14 | — | #1,046 |
| 1899 | 10 | — | #1,078 |
| 1898 | 11 | — | #1,085 |
| 1897 | 17 | — | #783 |
| 1896 | 14 | — | #895 |
| 1895 | 18 | — | #760 |
| 1894 | 19 | — | #695 |
| 1893 | 16 | — | #756 |
| 1892 | 18 | — | #702 |
| 1891 | 15 | — | #721 |
| 1890 | 9 | — | #987 |
| 1889 | 10 | — | #888 |
| 1888 | 17 | — | #626 |
| 1887 | 12 | — | #682 |
| 1886 | 11 | — | #721 |
| 1885 | 10 | — | #729 |
| 1884 | 19 | — | #474 |
| 1883 | 6 | — | #892 |
| 1882 | 11 | — | #591 |
| 1881 | 19 | — | #387 |
| 1880 | 10 | — | #570 |