Nabella
A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 6 babies a year in the US.
Nabella by the numbers
Nabella was given to 6 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 8 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
What we can tell you about Nabella
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 Nabella. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Noellachristmas; from latin natalis113 in the US (2017)
- Nellabeautiful; a form of Nell or Nella45 in England and Wales (2025)
- Novellanew; from novellus12 in England and Wales (2025)
- Nabilanoble, of noble birth3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Nabeelahnoble, high-born; feminine form of Nabeel12 in England and Wales (2025)
- Nabeehaintelligent, clever, quick-witted5 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Nabella
Names that are said the same way as Nabella, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Nabilahnoble, well-born; feminine form of nabīl3 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Nabella
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