Given name

Anelah

“a messenger of heaven; an angel”

Anelah is a variant of Anela. One Hawaiian interpretation is “a messenger of heaven; an angel.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Anelah is a variant of Anela. One Hawaiian interpretation is “a messenger of heaven; an angel.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Anelah is a variant of Anela. An origin associated with Anela is Hawaiian.

Explained through its name family

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2012. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Anelah through the years

Babies since 1880
6
0 boys · 6 girls
Most popular year
2012
6 babies
2025
0
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2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Anelah in U.S. Social Security birth records, 2012–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2012. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Anelah’s family of names

Anelah has a related form in Anela.

Walk Anelah’s family in the name graph

AnelahAnela

The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Anelah, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

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Anyila

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>99% girls

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Janala

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Anwesha

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Aminna

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>99% girls

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Amalah

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>99% girls

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Anaily

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>99% girls

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Makaelah

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>99% girls

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Aleshka

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>99% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Anelah’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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