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“Variant of Adela — Noble; serene” — Germanic, via French origin
Girl's name · #563 in the US (2025) · Comeback
Della was #60 in 1881, slipped to #3315 by 1998, and has climbed back to #563 today. Roughly 71,000 girls have been named Della since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records. Its center of gravity has moved: strongest in the South in the 1940s and 1950s, strongest in the Midwest today.
Around the world: about 1 in 3,900 girls in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 4,300 girls in Sweden (2025) · about 1 in 8,200 girls in England & Wales (2025).
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 39 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
Among 76 notable people named Della:
Entertainers appear 2.12× more often than among typical names — e.g. Della Reese, American actress and singer (1931-2017).
Similar names: Adela · Nellie · Delia · Zella · Estella · Viola
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