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Gelila

Girl

Meaning of Gelila: Amharic: 'a circuit or region'

Gelila is a girl's name most strongly associated with Ethiopian naming. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 10464th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 3318th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#10464

8 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3318

7 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

360

First recorded 1997 · peak 2020

Trend

stable

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: 5 babies1998: 5 babies1999: 0 babies2000: 0 babies20002001: 10 babies2002: 9 babies2003: 8 babies2004: 0 babies2005: 5 babies2006: 15 babies2007: 8 babies2008: 11 babies2009: 17 babies2010: 14 babies20102011: 19 babies2012: 23 babies2013: 15 babies2014: 18 babies2015: 8 babies2016: 26 babies2017: 22 babies2018: 20 babies2019: 14 babies2020: 30 babies20202021: 15 babies2022: 11 babies2023: 11 babies2024: 13 babies2025: 8 babies
US babies named Gelila per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 30.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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