Xella

A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — two 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

Xella by the numbers

Xella 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 Xella

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

  • Xela17 in the US (2017)
  • Xeniahospitable or welcoming16 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Xyliafrom the forest or woodland17 in the US (2017)
  • Xaila7 in the US (2017)
  • Xayla6 in the US (2017)
  • Xalia3 in England and Wales (2025)

Sounds like Xella

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

  • Zelahshadow or rib; biblical place name6 in the US (2017)
  • Zella158 in the US (2017)
  • Zela9 in the US (2017)
  • Zellah7 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Xella

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