Given name & surname
Armella
“a princess; born to royalty”
Armella is a variant of Armelle. One French interpretation is “a princess; born to royalty.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Armella is a variant of Armelle. One French interpretation is “a princess; born to royalty.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Armella is a variant of Armelle. An origin associated with Armelle is Celtic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1899. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Armella through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 763
- 0 boys · 763 girls
- Most popular year
- 1926
- 40 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #13,371 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 13,371 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 40 in 1926. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 209 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.
Armella’s family of names
Armella has a related form in Armelle.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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