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Abella

Girl

Meaning of Abella: Latin: 'breath'

Abella is a girl's name most strongly associated with French naming. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 7862nd most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 4843rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#7862

12 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#4843

4 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,093

First recorded 2000 · peak 2018

Trend

falling

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 0 babies1998: 0 babies1999: 0 babies2000: 6 babies20002001: 5 babies2002: 0 babies2003: 0 babies2004: 8 babies2005: 11 babies2006: 28 babies2007: 30 babies2008: 37 babies2009: 38 babies2010: 53 babies20102011: 43 babies2012: 84 babies2013: 73 babies2014: 77 babies2015: 73 babies2016: 78 babies2017: 75 babies2018: 85 babies2019: 67 babies2020: 68 babies20202021: 46 babies2022: 51 babies2023: 23 babies2024: 22 babies2025: 12 babies
US babies named Abella per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 85.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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