How Many People Are Named Pela?
An estimated 11 people in the United States have the first name Pela. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Pela peaked in popularity in 2009 with 6 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Pela 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 Pela paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Pela is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
11
About 1 in 31,159,485 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2009
6 births
Total Registered
11
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Pela
Pela is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 11 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Pela as a female name
Ranked #19,144 in 2010
5 female births in 2010
Peak: 2009 (6 births)
Pela: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Pela span from the 2000s to the 2010s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 6 babies were registered. Pela remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Pela by Decade
How has Pela 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.
Pela + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Pela as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Pela
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Pela: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Pela?
We estimate approximately 11 people named Pela 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 31,159,485 Americans share this first name.
Is Pela a common name?
Pela is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 30.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 11 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Pela most popular?
Pela reached peak popularity in 2009, when 6 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Pela is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Pela a female name?
Pela is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Pela Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Pela Smith, Pela Johnson, Pela 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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