Given name & surname
Samella
“asked of God”
Samella is a variant of Samuela. In Hebrew use, Samuela carries the interpretation “asked of God.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Samella is a variant of Samuela. In Hebrew use, Samuela carries the interpretation “asked of God.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1898. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Samella through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 716
- 0 boys · 716 girls
- Most popular year
- 1918
- 25 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 6 in 1994. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 25 in 1918. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 367 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.
Samella’s family of names
Samella has a related form in Samuela. In Greek usage, Samella as a surname is a transliteration of Σαμέλλα.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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