Gelila

A girls’ name of Amharic origin, meaning bright; shining.

Babies a year
11
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#2440
11 babies

Gelila by the numbers

In 2025, 11 babies in England and Wales were named Gelila. In the US, 22 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in England and Wales than in the US.

Its American peak was 26 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Gelila. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Galileafrom the biblical region of Galilee; a form of Galilee527 in the US (2017)
  • Galiawave of god; a form of Galit23 in the US (2017)
  • Gelenatorch or shining light; a form of Helen11 in the US (2017)
  • Galinacalm; peaceful; a form of galene6 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean light

Like Gelila, each of these has light in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Norahonour, light6,036 in the US (2017)
  • Eleanorshining light5,519 in the US (2017)
  • Ellieshining light; short for Eleanor5,000 in the US (2017)
  • Claireclear, bright4,683 in the US (2017)
  • Lucyborn of light4,564 in the US (2017)
  • Elenashining light3,863 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Gelila

AmazingAuriannaAixaAmayraAnijahAnilahZuzannaAyaana

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