Girls' name · since 2009
Pella
Pella has 66 recorded births since 2009 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2014 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #31,826 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 66
- born since 2009
- 2010s
- peak decade
66 girls have been named Pella since 2009, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pella has been recorded 66 times among girls since 2009, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2009 to 2024.
- #31,826 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 66 born since 2009
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pella ranks #31,826 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 66 born since 2009, peaking in the 2010s.
- #31,826 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 66
- born since 2009
- 2010s
- peak decade
Pella's 66 recorded births place it above 55.92% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Pella's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Pella splits its recorded history at 2018: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2009 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2014 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Pella popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2024
- Peak year (2014)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Pella by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (37 births, 56% of the file).
2010s was Pella's strongest decade.
37 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Pella births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
37 births
- 2020s
2020s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 37 births (56% of all-time use).
Pella by state
Where Pella concentrates geographically, total births since 2009
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 7.6% |
5 of 66 births nationwide.
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What to do with Pella's data
- Pella's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (37 total births) through the 2020s (24) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Pellas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Pella: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~15 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2009–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Pella draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.