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Origin & history of Jela1
Croatian / Serbian / Slovak roots
Jela comes from the Croatian / Serbian / Slovak tradition, meaning God's gift, gracious, beautiful maiden.
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How popular is Jela?
1998
peak year
Today, Jela is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #10663), with only about 9 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1998, 13 babies were given the name (ranked #7294 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1990s. In all, around 68 babies have been registered as Jela since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
13
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #7,294)
(ranked #7,294)
9
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
90
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
68
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Jela1
Life path number
The Leader
Leadership, independence and pioneering spirit.
🌟Natural leader
⚡Independent
🔥Ambitious
💎Original thinker
J1
E5
L3
A1
Sum: 10 → Life path 1
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Personality of Jela🌟
Independent & bold
These individuals chart their own course. They lead, they don't follow.
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Ambitious drive
Quiet determination sits behind everything they do.
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Original ideas
Their minds work differently — seeing angles others walk past.
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Natural authority
Without trying, they earn respect.
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