How Many People Are Named Vella?
people named Vella are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 451,499 people in the US has this name
Based on 2,283 babies named Vella in Social Security records from 1882 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
53 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Vella in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Vella alive today is about 43 years old, and 49% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 8 and 76 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Vella first appears in the records in 1882 and was given most often in 1915, to 53 babies. In 2025, 27 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1882 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Vella has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #574, in 1885. In 2025 it ranked #4,976.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #4,976 |
| Best rank | #574 (1885) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,211 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Vella alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Vella were born in Tennessee than in any other state: about 8 of those alive today.
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