Vella Girl
How popular is Vella?
#4,877 girl name in 2025
27 baby girls were named Vella in the US in 2025, making it the 4877th most popular girl name.
788living people named Vella (est.)
61median age of people named Vella
2,283babies named Vella since 1880
1 in 122,790US babies born in 2025
Vella popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #4,877 for girls (▲ 268 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 27 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+59% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #6,974 in 2015, #4,646 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1915 (53 girls) |
| Highest rank | #557 in 1885 |
| First recorded | 1882 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Vella counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Vella family of names ranked #2,528 for girls in 2025 (#2,480 the year before), with 44 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Vella | 27 | 61% |
| Vela | 17 | 39% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Vella by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 66 | #557 |
| 1890s | 124 | #762 |
| 1900s | 185 | #755 |
| 1910s | 393 | #846 |
| 1920s | 410 | #1,045 |
| 1930s | 304 | #1,163 |
| 1940s | 198 | #1,682 |
| 1950s | 154 | #2,208 |
| 1960s | 68 | #3,211 |
| 1970s | 11 | #7,290 |
| 1980s | 7 | #8,222 |
| 2000s | 34 | #9,971 |
| 2010s | 189 | #5,161 |
| 2020s | 140 | #4,646 |
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Questions
- Is Vella a boy or girl name?
- Vella is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Vella were girls.
- How popular is the name Vella?
- 27 baby girls were named Vella in the US in 2025, making it the 4877th most popular girl name.
- When was Vella most popular?
- Vella peaked in 1915, when 53 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #557 in 1885.
- How many people are named Vella?
- 2,283 babies have been named Vella in the US since 1880. We estimate about 788 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 61.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.