Mayella

A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 12 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
12
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Mayella by the numbers

Mayella was given to 12 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 Mayella

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 Mayella. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Maryellaof the sea; a blend of Mary and Ella22 in the US (2017)
  • Marellaof the sea; a form of Marella or Maria10 in the US (2017)
  • Mayela11 in the US (2017)
  • Maella5 in the US (2017)
  • Marcellaof Mars; warlike or martial228 in the US (2017)
  • Mariellaof the sea; a form of Maria30 in England and Wales (2025)

Sounds like Mayella

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

  • Maleacalm; peaceful42 in the US (2017)
  • Malaijasmine flower11 in the US (2017)
  • Malagarland or necklace8 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Malayof or pertaining to the malay people5 in the US (2017)
  • Mahladisease or sickness4 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Mayla29 in England and Wales (2025)

Names about as common as Mayella

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