Given name & surname
Anella
“a messenger of heaven; an angel”
Anella is a variant of Anela. One Hawaiian interpretation is “a messenger of heaven; an angel.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Anella is a variant of Anela. One Hawaiian interpretation is “a messenger of heaven; an angel.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Anella 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 1915. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Anella through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 441
- 0 boys · 441 girls
- Most popular year
- 2012
- 27 babies
- 2025
- 16
- #6,862 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +3%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 16 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 6,862 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 3.3% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 27 in 2012. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 406 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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