girl's name
Saela
SAY-luh (English)
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 41
Saela is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2023, when 9 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 368,460 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2012.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Saela Over Time
Births per decade in the United States, 2010s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, which so far covers 2020 to 2025.
Show the numbers
| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2010s | 5 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 36 |
How Popular Is Saela?
In 2025, Saela was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names That Peaked Alongside Saela
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
How to Say Saela
- English SAY-luh
Sibling Names for Saela
Names from the same era that do not rhyme or share an initial with Saela — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common Questions About Saela
How popular is the name Saela?
In 2025, Saela was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Saela a girl's or a boy's name?
Saela is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Saela?
Saela has 2 syllables.
When was Saela most popular?
Saela peaked in 2023, when 9 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Saela a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Saela currently ranks #10,272 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.