babyNamedMaëlla
“princess, chief, derived from Maël”probable meaning
Girl’s name, of Celtic origin. Lire en français
- most given girl’s name in France
- 1,713th
- births in 2023–2025
- 65
- babies born in France
- 1 in 30,303
- −3.1% a year recently
- Stable
- peak year
- 2013
Meaning and origin of Maëlla
Maëlla is thought to mean “princess, chief, derived from Maël” and is of Celtic origin.
Probable meaning: the sources partly agree.
Popularity of Maëlla in France since 1986
- It peaked in 2013.
- Over recent years, Maëlla has been stable (−3.1% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Maëlla every 55 schools, all spellings combined.
Maëlla in English-speaking countries
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
25 babies in 3 years1 girl in 193,282
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Ontario (Canada), British Columbia (Canada), England and Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland and New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Maëlla and Maella are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.
Same sound, other spellings
Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.
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