Meaning & origin
What it means
Vennela is a romanization of వెన్నెల. వెన్నెల is built from elements meaning “light” and “moon”.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Vennela is a romanization of వెన్నెల. వెన్నెల comes from Telugu.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2001. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Vennela through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 91
- 0 boys · 91 girls
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 11 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #14,810 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. 14,810 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 11 in 2008.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Vennela’s family of names
In Telugu usage, Vennela is a Roman-alphabet rendering of వెన్నెల.
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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