Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Chella isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1908. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Chella through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 127
- 0 boys · 127 girls
- Most popular year
- 1991
- 10 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 7 in 2018. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 10 in 1991. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 289 as a first name in 2020; 127 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.
Chella’s family of names
In Greek usage, Chella as a surname is a transliteration of Χελλά.
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Chella
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Chella, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Chelsea
“from the landing place for chalk”
>99% girls
Chanel
“from the canal; a channel”
>99% girls
Kaila
“crowned with laurel” · “a stylish man”
>99% girls
Shayna
“beautiful” · “a beautiful woman”
>99% girls
Mariela
Mariela is a feminine given name from Spanish. It is used in English and Spanish.
>99% girls
Isela
“a giving woran”
>99% girls
Shayla
“of the fairy palace”
>99% girls
Micaela
“who is like God?”
>99% girls