Is Vella a boy or girl name?

Vella is a girl’s name. Of the 2,283 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Vella

Recorded 1882–2025 · United States

Vella was most popular in 1915, when 53 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,717 that year. In 2025 it ranked #8,448, with 27 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,283 people named Vella.

Vella over time

Births per year. The dot marks Vella’s peak in 1915. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Vella a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Vella is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,283 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