Is Nella a boy or girl name?
Nella is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 61 girls and 0 boys were named Nella, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 4,314 US babies named Nella were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,785
- Babies named Nella since 1880
- 4,314
- Most popular year
- 1927
- 81 babies
Boys and girls named Nella, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 125 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 147 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 176 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 463 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 656 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 619 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 412 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 285 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 184 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 88 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 31 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 18 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 172 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 597 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 341 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 61 | #2,785 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 61 | #2,809 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 81 | #2,310 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 72 | #2,475 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 66 | #2,590 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 74 | #2,419 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 80 | #2,289 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 75 | #2,418 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 58 | #2,927 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 60 | #2,920 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 63 | #2,771 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 51 | #3,210 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 58 | #2,968 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,894 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,936 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 48 | #3,445 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 32 | #4,733 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 22 | #6,262 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 25 | #5,504 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 12 | #9,289 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,721 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 12 | #8,675 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 6 | #14,814 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 5 | #16,134 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 7 | #11,721 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 6 | #12,866 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 7 | #10,501 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 5 | #12,208 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 5 | #11,434 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 5 | #11,714 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 9 | #7,190 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,677 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 10 | #6,251 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,278 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 10 | #5,836 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 11 | #5,240 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 9 | #5,900 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 5 | #9,167 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 10 | #5,396 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 11 | #4,974 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 17 | #3,419 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 11 | #4,413 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 16 | #3,289 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 14 | #3,492 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 18 | #3,018 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 25 | #2,514 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,963 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 25 | #2,447 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 20 | #2,809 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 26 | #2,356 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,729 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 24 | #2,363 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 22 | #2,473 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 25 | #2,233 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 23 | #2,322 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 32 | #1,866 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 33 | #1,753 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,602 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 39 | #1,515 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 31 | #1,706 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,445 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,810 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,536 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,433 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 33 | #1,412 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,303 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,245 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,318 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 54 | #999 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 61 | #922 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,061 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 52 | #988 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 68 | #839 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 65 | #844 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 59 | #900 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 81 | #744 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 58 | #890 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 66 | #860 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 56 | #929 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 68 | #877 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,060 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 57 | #990 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 81 | #813 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 58 | #985 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 74 | #868 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 70 | #912 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 58 | #984 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 74 | #858 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 79 | #834 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 57 | #976 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 61 | #907 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 74 | #838 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,035 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 57 | #900 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 48 | #963 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 44 | #885 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 36 | #895 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 44 | #761 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 18 | #1,061 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 34 | #734 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 18 | #987 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 26 | #764 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 22 | #810 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 12 | #1,138 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 22 | #795 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 14 | #988 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 20 | #783 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 15 | #928 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 13 | #950 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 14 | #1,046 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,078 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 11 | #1,085 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 17 | #783 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 14 | #895 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 18 | #760 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 19 | #695 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 16 | #756 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 18 | #702 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 15 | #721 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 9 | #987 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 10 | #888 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 17 | #626 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 12 | #682 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 11 | #721 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 10 | #729 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 19 | #474 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 6 | #892 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 11 | #591 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 19 | #387 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 10 | #570 |
Highest rank
Nella has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #387 in 1881. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Nella
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.