girl's name
Nela
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 4
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 1,978
Northern Ireland
#333
2019 births
Nela is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in England and Wales in 2019, when 79 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade in England and Wales.
- Today about 1 in 11,710 babies in England and Wales is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 2005.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Nela over time
Births per decade in England and Wales, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 52 |
| 2010s | 476 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 334 |
How popular is Nela?
In 2025, Nela was given to 45 babies in England and Wales, ranking #814 that year. It is a rare choice.
Where Nela is used
Figures for England and Wales withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. Data & sources.
How Nela is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Néla | Néla is a rare spelling of Nela, written with an acute accent and recorded about 35 times, mostly in France. | 35 |
Names that peaked alongside Nela
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Nela also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Nela over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Nela in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
- Czech
- Antonie
- Danish
- Antonie
- Estonian
- Nelli
- German
- Antonie
- Icelandic
- Nella
- Italian
- Manuela
- Low German
- Nele
- Norwegian
- Antonie
- Polish
- Manuela
- Russian
- Nelli
- Spanish
- Manuela
- Swedish
- Antonie
- Other forms
- Forms we hold no single language for — some are used across several, some are simply spelled differently.
- Antonela
Sibling names for Nela
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Nela — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Nela
How popular is the name Nela?
In 2025, Nela was given to 45 babies in England and Wales, ranking #814 that year. It is a rare choice.
Is Nela a girl's or a boy's name?
Nela is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Nela?
Nela has 2 syllables.
When was Nela most popular?
Nela peaked in 2019, when 79 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Nela a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Nela currently ranks #709 in England and Wales. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.