Maella

A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 5 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
5
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Maella by the numbers

Maella was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.

What we can tell you about Maella

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

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

  • Marellaof the sea; a form of Marella or Maria10 in the US (2017)
  • Maelle7 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Maela15 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Mayella12 in the US (2017)
  • Maelia3 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Mella3 in England and Wales (2025)

Sounds like Maella

Names that are said the same way as Maella, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Maliacalm, peaceful; hawaiian form of Mary1,416 in the US (2017)
  • Mahalatender or affectionate38 in the US (2017)
  • Malaya409 in the US (2017)
  • Maleah362 in the US (2017)
  • Maliah284 in the US (2017)
  • Malayah244 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Maella

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