How Many People Are Named Vella?
An estimated 663 people in the United States have the first name Vella. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 43 years old, and Vella peaked in popularity in 1915 with 53 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Vella 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 Vella paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
663
About 1 in 516,975 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
43
years old
Peak Year
1915
53 births
Total Registered
2,255
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Vella
Vella is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,255 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Vella as a female name
Ranked #5,268 in 2024
25 female births in 2024
Peak: 1915 (53 births)
Vella: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Vella span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 410 babies were registered. Vella has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Vella by Decade
How has Vella 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.
Vella by State
Birth registrations for Vella span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Tennessee, Texas, Kentucky. The lowest are in North Carolina, Kansas, Florida. On average, about 18 Vellas were registered per state.
Vella + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Vella as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Vella
Other first names starting with V with a similar number of bearers.
Vella: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Vella?
We estimate approximately 663 people named Vella 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 516,975 Americans share this first name.
Is Vella a common name?
Vella is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 87.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,255 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Vella most popular?
Vella reached peak popularity in 1915, when 53 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Vella is approximately 43 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Vella a female name?
Vella is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Vella Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Vella Smith, Vella Johnson, Vella 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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