Given name

Baela

“one who dances”

Baela is a variant of Baila. One Spanish interpretation is “one who dances.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Baela is a variant of Baila. One Spanish interpretation is “one who dances.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Baela is a variant of Baila. An origin associated with Baila is Spanish.

Explained through its name family

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2014. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Baela through the years

Babies since 1880
115
0 boys · 115 girls
Most popular year
2025
62 babies
2025
62
#2,755 for girls
2021–25 vs 2016–20
+100%
Rising fast
0102030402025Highest share 202539
Baela in U.S. Social Security birth records, 2014–2025, 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.

Where it’s given

Most at home inFlorida, Texas
FewerMore, relative to births Not published
2025 births by state of birth. Tiles are equal-sized so small states stay visible. Highest rates: Florida (6), Texas (7).

By the numbers

In 2025, this name appeared in 62 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,755 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (7).

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

Baela’s family of names

Baela has a related form in Baila.

Walk Baela’s family in the name graph

BaelaBailaBaella

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 2

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

Similar names

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

Modern

Vaela

29RareRising fast

>99% girls

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Bexlee

30RareRising

>99% girls

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Anvika

42UncommonRising

>99% girls

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Zenayla

14Very rareRising fast

>99% girls

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Hamna

19Very rareRising

>99% girls

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Rosabella

“resembling the beautiful rose”

33RareEasing

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

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

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