Given name & surname
Sella
Sella is a surname. It is used in Italian and Norwegian.
Meaning & origin
How it developed
In Norwegian usage, Sella is a short form of Cecilie.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1909. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Sella through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 26
- 0 boys · 26 girls
- Most popular year
- 1909
- 6 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 5 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 6 in 1909. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 140 as a first name in 2020; 481 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.
Sella’s family of names
In Norwegian usage, Sella is a short form of Cecilie. Sella has a related form in Sela. In Greek usage, Sella as a surname is a transliteration of Σελλά.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Sella, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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Zela
“one who is blessed with happiness”
>99% girls
Vela
“a dark-skinned beauty”
>99% girls
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>99% girls
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