Meaning & origin
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1910. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Annella through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 519
- 0 boys · 519 girls
- Most popular year
- 1930
- 17 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #12,033 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 12,033 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 17 in 1930. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 317 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.
Annella’s family of names
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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