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Ella

Ella ranks #49 out of 693 girl cat names in our data (the #1 girl cat name is Luna). Across all 2 places, 37 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #40 among girl dog names.
Ella's popularity trend

Ella's share of cats, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank. Peak year by share: 2014.

0.05%0.1%0.15%20122014201620182019
Cats in our data
37
across 2 places
Popularity rank
#49
of 693 girl cat names
5-year rank move
−27
2014 → 2019
Gender split
97% female
97% female3% male

Gender split comes from 58 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Ella mean?
/ˈɛl.ə/2 syllables

Ella stands on its own today, but it developed as a short form of names like Eleanor, which traces through Old French and Provençal back to Germanic elements meaning “riches” and “fame.” Related forms include Ellen, Gabriella, and Daniella.

Ella has a light, melodic simplicity that wears well on a pet of any size, elegant enough for a refined companion, easy enough to call across a park.

Etymology & pronunciation from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Where Ella shows up

Cats named Ella per place, against that place's total.

PlaceShare
TorontoON, CA0.10%
SeattleWA, US0.13%

Cat names like Ella

EllieElleBellaStellaIsabellaCinderellaWillaArabellaPriscillaElliotElliottDella