At a glance
- U.S. rank 2025
- #14,942 of girl names (outside the top 1,000)
- Babies in 2025
- 5 (<0.01% of girls)
- Trend
- Slipping #7,969 in 2020 to #14,942 in 2025
- Peak
- #5,612 in 2019
- First recorded
- 2004
Meaning of Labella
Labella, articulated in Italian phonology as [laˈbɛl.la], is a feminine given name of clear Italian provenance, deriving from the fusion of the definite article la and the adjective bella, which together evoke the literal sense of “the beautiful.” Its morphological construction reflects a longstanding tradition in Romance-language onomastics of transforming descriptive epithets into personal names, thereby imbuing bearers with an aspirational quality of aesthetic grace. Although its incidence in Anglo-American birth registers remains modest—often appearing in the lower tiers of national popularity lists—it exhibits a quietly ascending trajectory as parents seek names that marry classical etymology with sonorous elegance. The name’s semantic field encompasses notions of visual splendour, refined poise and timeless femininity, positioning it as a choice of considered sophistication across diverse cultural environments.
How to pronounce Labella
Italian
- Pronounced lah-BEL-lah /laˈbɛl.la/
Popularity of Labella in the U.S.
Labella was the #14,942 girl name in the U.S. in 2025, with 5 babies. It peaked at #5,612 in 2019. It first appears in the records in 2004.
- Rank among U.S. girl names (right scale, #1 at the top)
Year-by-year table, 2004–2025 17 rows
| Year | Babies | Rank | vs previous year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 14,942 | ▲ 351 |
| 2024 | 5 | 15,293 | ▼ 3,096 |
| 2023 | 7 | 12,197 | ▲ 1,395 |
| 2022 | 6 | 13,592 | ▲ 1,659 |
| 2021 | 5 | 15,251 | ▼ 7,282 |
| 2020 | 13 | 7,969 | ▼ 2,357 |
| 2019 | 22 | 5,612 | ▲ 1,180 |
| 2018 | 17 | 6,792 | ▲ 16 |
| 2017 | 17 | 6,808 | ▲ 794 |
| 2016 | 15 | 7,602 | ▲ 2,546 |
| 2015 | 10 | 10,148 | ▼ 4,155 |
| 2014 | 21 | 5,993 | ▲ 3,619 |
| 2013 | 11 | 9,612 | ▼ 2,468 |
| 2012 | 17 | 7,144 | ▲ 292 |
| 2011 | 16 | 7,436 | ▲ 4,840 |
| 2010 | 8 | 12,276 | back (not recorded in 2005–2009) |
| 2004 | 6 | 14,179 | new |