Clella — girls' name

What the Data Says About Clella

The Social Security Administration has registered 887 babies named Clella between 1885 and 1958, spanning 74 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Clella currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1958. The name reached its historical peak in 1915, when 36 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Clella performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 215 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Clella shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Missouri, which accounts for 46 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Clella in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Clella in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 887 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.