Is Nela a boy or girl name?

Nela is a girl’s name. Of the 597 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Nela

Recorded 1903–2025 · United States

Nela was most popular in 2019, when 27 American babies were given the name — ranking #8,425 that year. In 2025 it ranked #14,309, with 12 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 597 people named Nela.

Nela over time

Births per year. The dot marks Nela’s peak in 2019. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Nela a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Nela is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 597 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org