Ella

Meaning and origin of Ella

Popularity of Ella in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2022.
• Over recent years, Ella has been rising (+11.5% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Ella every 3.3 schools, all spellings combined.

Ella in English-speaking countries

Ella ranks 9^th in Scotland, 12^th in Northern Ireland and 12^th in New Zealand, against 71^st in France.

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  9^th girls’ name572 babies in 3 years1 girl in 95−5.5% a year

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  12^th girls’ name234 babies in 3 years1 girl in 96−7.2% a year

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  13^th girls’ name599 babies in 3 years1 girl in 108−4.7% a year

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  12^th girls’ name378 babies in 3 years1 girl in 111−5.2% a year

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  21^st girls’ name260 babies in 3 years1 girl in 153−3.2% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  22^nd girls’ name796 babies in 3 years1 girl in 194−7.7% a year

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  38^th girls’ name3,347 babies in 3 years1 girl in 229−10.4% a year

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  29^th girls’ name17,216 babies in 3 years1 girl in 281−5.5% a year

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Ella and Élla are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Élla15
• Ela405
• Hella (in French)40
• Hela (in French)30
• Éla25
• Elaa (in French)25
• Héla (in French)25
• Ellah15
• Elha5
• Elah5

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Ella

• Elsa
• Anouk
• Emy
• Ellie
• Elza
• Elise
• Emmy
• Louana
• Sarah
• Suzanne
• Anne
• Eline

See also

• →French names of Hebrew origin
• →French names of Germanic origin
• 71^stTop 100 French girl names