Given name
Xela
“messenger, angel”
Xela is a feminine given name. It is used in Asturian.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Xela is a diminutive of Anxela. Anxela goes back to Ancient Greek ἄγγελος, meaning “messenger, angel.”
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Where it comes from
Xela is a diminutive of Anxela. Anxela comes from Latin, and ultimately from Ancient Greek.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In Asturian usage, Xela is a diminutive of ANXELA.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1995. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Xela through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 371
- 0 boys · 371 girls
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 42 babies
- 2025
- 27
- #4,979 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +111%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 27 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 4,979 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 110.7% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 227 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.
Xela’s family of names
In Asturian usage, Xela is a diminutive of ANXELA.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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