How Many People Are Named Rella?
An estimated 329 people in the United States have the first name Rella. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 58 years old, and Rella peaked in popularity in 1921 with 26 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Rella 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 Rella paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
329
About 1 in 1,041,806 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
58
years old
Peak Year
1921
26 births
Total Registered
1,313
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Rella
Rella is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,313 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Rella as a female name
Ranked #14,856 in 2024
6 female births in 2024
Peak: 1921 (26 births)
Rella: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Rella span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 236 babies were registered. Rella has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Rella by Decade
How has Rella 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.
Rella by State
Birth registrations for Rella span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Kentucky, Maine, Louisiana. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, Louisiana, Maine. On average, about 12 Rellas were registered per state.
Rella + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Rella as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Rella: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rella?
We estimate approximately 329 people named Rella 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 1,041,806 Americans share this first name.
Is Rella a common name?
Rella is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 80.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,313 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Rella most popular?
Rella reached peak popularity in 1921, when 26 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Rella is approximately 58 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Rella a female name?
Rella is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Rella Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Rella Smith, Rella Johnson, Rella 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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