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Abella
OriginFrench, meaning 'breath'
Meaning"sigh, breath"
About Abella
A pretty name heard in the Louisiana Cajun community, Abella would fit right in with all the other, more familiar, bella names.
Pronounced uh-BEL-uh.
As of October 2026, Abella ranked #8362 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #2189 in 2018.
Editor: Pamela Redmond
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,371 | 77 | 43.1 |
| 2015 | #2,472 | 73 | 40.9 |
| 2016 | #2,385 | 78 | 44 |
| 2017 | #2,400 | 75 | 43.4 |
| 2018 | #2,189 | 85 | 50 |
| 2019 | #2,594 | 67 | 39.9 |
| 2020 | #2,522 | 68 | 42.1 |
| 2021 | #3,391 | 46 | 28 |
| 2022 | #3,169 | 51 | 31.1 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Abella on lists
Famous Abellas
- Abella of Salerno
medieval Italian physician and lecturer
- Abella Danger
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Abella in pop culture
- Also a Hispanic surname pronounced uh
BAY,uh.
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