How Many People Are Named Nella?
An estimated 1,872 people in the United States have the first name Nella. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 35 years old, and Nella peaked in popularity in 1927 with 81 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nella as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Nella paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,872
About 1 in 183,095 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
35
years old
Peak Year
1927
81 births
Total Registered
4,314
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nella
Nella is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 4,314 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Nella as a female name
Ranked #2,785 in 2024
61 female births in 2024
Peak: 1927 (81 births)
Nella: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nella span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 656 babies were registered. While Nella is less common than at its peak in the 1920s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Nella by Decade
How has Nella tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Nella by State
Birth registrations for Nella span all 23 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Kentucky, Texas, Alabama. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Oklahoma, Indiana. On average, about 47 Nellas were registered per state.
Nella + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nella as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Nella
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Nella: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nella?
We estimate approximately 1,872 people named Nella are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 183,095 Americans share this first name.
Is Nella a common name?
Nella is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,314 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nella most popular?
Nella reached peak popularity in 1927, when 81 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nella is approximately 35 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nella a female name?
Nella is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nella Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nella Smith, Nella Johnson, Nella Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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