Given name & surname
Arella
“a messenger from heaven; an angel”
Arella is used as a given name and a surname. One Hebrew interpretation is “a messenger from heaven; an angel.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hebrew interpretation is “a messenger from heaven; an angel.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1918. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Arella through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 486
- 0 boys · 486 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 32 babies
- 2025
- 13
- #7,931 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +39%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 13 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 7,931 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 38.9% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 374 as a first name in 2020; 101 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.
Arella’s family of names
Arella has a related form in Aurelia. Arella has a related form in Arely. Arella has a related form in Areli.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 9
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Aureliavariant
- Arelyvariant
- Arelivariant
- Arelievariant
- Arellevariant
- Arelavariant
- Arrellalikely variant
- Arellahvariant
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