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Nella

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Nella: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Rising

among girls in England and Wales · 2002–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 2002 to 2025, ranging from #651 to #4798.200220052007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025#651#4798
View as table
England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
2002#4137
2005#4798
2007#2233
2008#2721
2009#2759
2010#1731
2011#1438
2012#1809
2013#1587
2014#1016
2015#1057
2016#1031
2017#870
2018#843
2019#651
2020#710
2021#720
2022#826
2023#754
2024#736
2025#807

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in 21 of the 24 years from 2002 to 2025.

In 2024: #631 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #736 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 20022025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded2002

    First recorded at #4137 among girls in England and Wales in 2002 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #807 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 2002 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #424 in Northern Ireland in 2019.

Nella's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#80745HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#73651HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#75447HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#82643HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#72052HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#71052HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#65160HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#84344HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#87044HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#103134HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#105733HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#101635HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#158719HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#180916HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#143821HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#173116HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#27598HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#27218HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#223310HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#47983HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#41373HighVerified
2019Northern Irelandfemale#4243HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandfemale#6315HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandfemale#6345HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandfemale#8713HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandfemale#7344HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandfemale#7504HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandfemale#7514HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandfemale#9373HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Nella is officially recorded

3 official registrars have recorded Nella, between 2002 and 2025, in 21 of those 24 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales2002–202521#651 in 2019
Republic of Ireland2011–20247#631 in 2024
Northern Ireland20191#424 in 2019

What's not yet available

  • Meaning
  • Origin
  • Pronunciation
  • Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 2002 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #424 in Northern Ireland in 2019. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.