Clela

Girl · recorded 1893–1962

  • 1962last recorded
  • 1895best year

Most popular in 1895.

Last recorded in 1962. Fewer than five girls a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Clela.

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Its story

Popularity since 1893

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 34 recorded years as a table
Clela, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
189323
189530
190121
190219
190521
190624
190917
191211
19149
191511
191610
191712
191816
19199
19207
192111
19229
192311
19247
19259
19267
192713
19289
19297
19307
19317
19326
19338
19345
19377
19385
19404
19424
19623

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Clela isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1962
5
Rank in 1962
#6,578
How rare
1 in 393,320 girls
Since 1893
287

Clela was last recorded in 1962. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1895, at 30 per million girls born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Clela doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.