Nella
Rank in 2025
#2822
recorded as girls
Babies in 2025
60
girls 60
Peak year
1881
19 babies recorded as girls
All-time total
4,374
since 1880
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Any year from 1880 to 2025.
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025
Recorded as girls
Nella was most popular in 1881, when 19 babies recorded as girls got the name (0.21 per 1,000). In 2025, 60 babies were named Nella, ranking #2822 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.
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| Year | Girls | Rank | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 60 | 2822 | <5 | — |
| 2024 | 61 | 2775 | <5 | — |
| 2023 | 61 | 2789 | <5 | — |
| 2022 | 81 | 2295 | <5 | — |
| 2021 | 72 | 2460 | <5 | — |
| 2020 | 66 | 2580 | <5 | — |
| 2019 | 74 | 2400 | <5 | — |
| 2018 | 80 | 2275 | <5 | — |
| 2017 | 75 | 2401 | <5 | — |
| 2016 | 58 | 2902 | <5 | — |
| 2015 | 60 | 2890 | <5 | — |
| 2014 | 63 | 2739 | <5 | — |
| 2013 | 51 | 3166 | <5 | — |
| 2012 | 58 | 2935 | <5 | — |
| 2011 | 39 | 3843 | <5 | — |
| 2010 | 39 | 3889 | <5 | — |
| 2009 | 48 | 3409 | <5 | — |
| 2008 | 32 | 4647 | <5 | — |
| 2007 | 22 | 6093 | <5 | — |
| 2006 | 25 | 5383 | <5 | — |
| 2005 | 12 | 8883 | <5 | — |
| 2004 | 15 | 7391 | <5 | — |
| 2003 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2002 | 12 | 8280 | <5 | — |
| 2001 | 6 | 13521 | <5 | — |
| 2000 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1999 | 5 | 14411 | <5 | — |
| 1998 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1997 | 7 | 10836 | <5 | — |
| 1996 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1995 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1994 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1993 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1992 | 6 | 11738 | <5 | — |
| 1991 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1990 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1989 | 7 | 9681 | <5 | — |
| 1988 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1987 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1986 | 5 | 10912 | <5 | — |
| 1985 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1984 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1983 | 5 | 10275 | <5 | — |
| 1982 | 5 | 10517 | <5 | — |
| 1981 | 9 | 6804 | <5 | — |
| 1980 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1979 | 7 | 8061 | <5 | — |
| 1978 | 10 | 5958 | <5 | — |
| 1977 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1976 | 15 | 4154 | <5 | — |
| 1975 | 10 | 5516 | <5 | — |
| 1974 | 12 | 4720 | <5 | — |
| 1973 | 9 | 5580 | <5 | — |
| 1972 | 5 | 8292 | <5 | — |
| 1971 | 10 | 5136 | <5 | — |
| 1970 | 11 | 4761 | <5 | — |
| 1969 | 17 | 3318 | <5 | — |
| 1968 | 11 | 4222 | <5 | — |
| 1967 | 16 | 3211 | <5 | — |
| 1966 | 14 | 3400 | <5 | — |
| 1965 | 18 | 2938 | <5 | — |
| 1964 | 25 | 2475 | <5 | — |
| 1963 | 12 | 3801 | <5 | — |
| 1962 | 25 | 2414 | <5 | — |
| 1961 | 20 | 2752 | <5 | — |
| 1960 | 25 | 2369 | <5 | — |
| 1959 | 19 | 2678 | <5 | — |
| 1958 | 24 | 2322 | <5 | — |
| 1957 | 22 | 2416 | <5 | — |
| 1956 | 25 | 2194 | <5 | — |
| 1955 | 23 | 2280 | <5 | — |
| 1954 | 32 | 1836 | <5 | — |
| 1953 | 33 | 1738 | <5 | — |
| 1952 | 37 | 1578 | <5 | — |
| 1951 | 39 | 1505 | <5 | — |
| 1950 | 31 | 1679 | <5 | — |
| 1949 | 41 | 1437 | <5 | — |
| 1948 | 28 | 1778 | <5 | — |
| 1947 | 38 | 1525 | <5 | — |
| 1946 | 38 | 1419 | <5 | — |
| 1945 | 33 | 1402 | <5 | — |
| 1944 | 38 | 1293 | <5 | — |
| 1943 | 43 | 1228 | <5 | — |
| 1942 | 38 | 1300 | <5 | — |
| 1941 | 54 | 993 | <5 | — |
| 1940 | 61 | 915 | <5 | — |
| 1939 | 46 | 1053 | <5 | — |
| 1938 | 52 | 984 | <5 | — |
| 1937 | 68 | 836 | <5 | — |
| 1936 | 65 | 840 | <5 | — |
| 1935 | 59 | 896 | <5 | — |
| 1934 | 81 | 739 | <5 | — |
| 1933 | 58 | 887 | <5 | — |
| 1932 | 66 | 856 | <5 | — |
| 1931 | 56 | 926 | <5 | — |
| 1930 | 68 | 867 | <5 | — |
| 1929 | 48 | 1051 | <5 | — |
| 1928 | 57 | 983 | <5 | — |
| 1927 | 81 | 810 | <5 | — |
| 1926 | 58 | 980 | <5 | — |
| 1925 | 74 | 867 | <5 | — |
| 1924 | 70 | 903 | <5 | — |
| 1923 | 58 | 976 | <5 | — |
| 1922 | 74 | 852 | <5 | — |
| 1921 | 79 | 828 | <5 | — |
| 1920 | 57 | 968 | <5 | — |
| 1919 | 61 | 902 | <5 | — |
| 1918 | 74 | 832 | <5 | — |
| 1917 | 47 | 1026 | <5 | — |
| 1916 | 57 | 893 | <5 | — |
| 1915 | 48 | 958 | <5 | — |
| 1914 | 44 | 878 | <5 | — |
| 1913 | 36 | 881 | <5 | — |
| 1912 | 44 | 757 | <5 | — |
| 1911 | 18 | 1031 | <5 | — |
| 1910 | 34 | 723 | <5 | — |
| 1909 | 18 | 961 | <5 | — |
| 1908 | 26 | 755 | <5 | — |
| 1907 | 22 | 790 | <5 | — |
| 1906 | 12 | 1101 | <5 | — |
| 1905 | 22 | 777 | <5 | — |
| 1904 | 14 | 965 | <5 | — |
| 1903 | 20 | 760 | <5 | — |
| 1902 | 15 | 903 | <5 | — |
| 1901 | 13 | 918 | <5 | — |
| 1900 | 14 | 1008 | <5 | — |
| 1899 | 10 | 1034 | <5 | — |
| 1898 | 11 | 1047 | <5 | — |
| 1897 | 17 | 761 | <5 | — |
| 1896 | 14 | 872 | <5 | — |
| 1895 | 18 | 746 | <5 | — |
| 1894 | 19 | 682 | <5 | — |
| 1893 | 16 | 739 | <5 | — |
| 1892 | 18 | 685 | <5 | — |
| 1891 | 15 | 695 | <5 | — |
| 1890 | 9 | 940 | <5 | — |
| 1889 | 10 | 839 | <5 | — |
| 1888 | 17 | 612 | <5 | — |
| 1887 | 12 | 661 | <5 | — |
| 1886 | 11 | 693 | <5 | — |
| 1885 | 10 | 695 | <5 | — |
| 1884 | 19 | 463 | <5 | — |
| 1883 | 6 | 817 | <5 | — |
| 1882 | 11 | 560 | <5 | — |
| 1881 | 19 | 384 | <5 | — |
| 1880 | 10 | 547 | <5 | — |
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