Recorded 1909–2023 Girls' name Peak 1909 26 births

Sella — girls' name

26 babies named Sella in U.S. Social Security records since 1909, with the highest year being 1909. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

26 girls have been named Sella since 1909, peaking in the 1910s, last recorded in 2023.

26
total births
1909–2023
years on record
1910s
peak decade
38%
born in that decade
1910s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Sella was born in this single decade.

1909
Single peak year

6 babies were named Sella in 1909 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sella

The Social Security Administration has registered 26 babies named Sella between 1909 and 2023, spanning 115 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sella currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1909, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sella performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Sella shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sella 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 26 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.

Sella at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

26

Since 1909

115 years of records

Peak year

1909

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1909

Recorded for 115 years

Last year on file: 2023

Sella popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1909

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1909)
6
Annual births at peak — across 115 years of records
4.555.566.5 20232013191619131909 6

Sella by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
10 births that decade — 38% of Sella's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sella?
26 babies have been named Sella since 1909. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1909 with 6 births.
When was Sella most popular?
Sella was most popular in the 1910s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1909.
How long has the name Sella been used?
Sella has been recorded in Social Security data since 1909, spanning 115 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Sella?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Selena, Selma, Selina, Selah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1909–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.