Given name & surname
Abella
“a breath or sigh; source of life”
Abella is a variant of Abela. One French interpretation is “a breath or sigh; source of life.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Abella is a variant of Abela. One French interpretation is “a breath or sigh; source of life.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Abella is a variant of Abela. An origin associated with Abela is French.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2000. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Abella through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,093
- 0 boys · 1,093 girls
- Most popular year
- 2018
- 85 babies
- 2025
- 12
- #8,362 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −59%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 12 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 8,362 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 58.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 85 in 2018. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 800 as a first name in 2020; 2,455 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Abella’s family of names
In English usage, Abella as a surname has a diminutive in ABELLO. In Catalan usage, Abella has a later derivative in Abela. Abella has a related form in Abela.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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