Nebula
A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning cloud or mist; astronomical term.
Babies a year
10
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Nebula by the numbers
Nebula was given to 10 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.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Nebula. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Nellabeautiful; a form of Nell or Nella45 in England and Wales (2025)
- Neelablue48 in the US (2017)
- Neilachampion; a form of Niamh32 in the US (2017)
- Nealaa form of Niamh; bright, radiant19 in the US (2017)
- Nabilanoble, of noble birth3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Nejlastar; a form of Najla8 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean the sky or heaven
Like Nebula, each of these has the sky or heaven in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Nebula
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