Della Name Meaning

Helen Doanna

By Helen Doanna

Lastest Updated July 9, 2024
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Fact: Della is a relatively modern name, only made into the top 1000 popular girl names in the USA in 2018.

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A Deep Dive

Della Overview

Meaning

Noble

Gender

Girl

Origin

German

Etymology

Derived from the Germanic word “adel,” meaning “noble”​.

Religion

Christianity

Pronunciation

/ˈdɛlə/

Popularity

Della is used in various countries, including the USA and Germany. In 2023, it ranked #646 for girls in the USA​.

Syllable

2 syllables

Length

5 letters

Numerology

7 (Analytical, Studious, Knowledgeable)

Name Styles

Exotic, Classic, Unique

Associated Traits

Graceful, elegant, noble, timeless

Name Day

June 17th
A Deep Dive

Della Variations in Different Cultures

Popular Variations

Delia, Dell, Delle, Dellene, Delline, Delilah, Adele, Adela, Adeline, Adelia

Common Nicknames

Ada, Addie, Addy, Aida, Delia, Dell, Delle, Dellie, Dina, Lena

Diminutives

Dell, Delia, Addie, Addy, Dellie

Famous People

  • Della Reese
    (American Singer And Actress)
  • Della Griffin
    (American Jazz Singer)
  • Della Jones
    (Welsh Opera Singer)
  • Della Wells
    (American Artist)

Pop Culture Icons and Works

  • Della Street
    ("Perry Mason," Novel Series)
  • Della Duck
    ("DuckTales," TV Series)
  • "Della"
    (1964 Film)
  • Della Frye
    ("State of Play," TV Series)

What Is the Meaning of Della?

Della means “noble,” sporting a sense of dignity and warmth, bringing light and positivity to those around them.

What Is the Origin of The Name Della?

Della is of German origin, derived from the name Adela, which means “noble” or “nobility.”

Della Name Popularity

Popularity Chart of the Name Della in the U.S. over the Years

United States flagUnited States#7102021#6582022#6462023
Top 3 Rankings#601881#651884#661880

Annual Statistics Breakdown for Della

YearName RankingNumber of BirthsBirth Rate (%)
2023646
(+12 from 2022)
451
(+3 from 2022)
0.02578
2022658
(+52 from 2021)
448
(+43 from 2021)
0.02499
2021710
(+205 from 2020)
405
(+121 from 2020)
0.02261
2020915
(-107 from 2019)
284
(-55 from 2019)
0.01607
2019808
(+54 from 2018)
339
(+25 from 2018)
0.01848
2018862
(+165 from 2017)
314
(+62 from 2017)
0.01688
20171027
(+23 from 2016)
252
(+4 from 2016)
0.01334
20161050
(+111 from 2015)
248
(+31 from 2015)
0.01281
20151161
(+87 from 2014)
217
(+23 from 2014)
0.01112
20141248
(+151 from 2013)
194
(+30 from 2013)
0.00992
20131399
(-53 from 2012)
164
(-10 from 2012)
0.00851
20121346
(+376 from 2011)
174
(+54 from 2011)
0.00897
20111722
(-102 from 2010)
120
(-13 from 2010)
0.00619
20101620
(+228 from 2009)
133
(+18 from 2009)
0.00678
20091848
(+613 from 2008)
115
(+38 from 2008)
0.00568
20082461
(+222 from 2007)
77
(+9 from 2007)
0.00370
20072683
(-477 from 2006)
68
(-19 from 2006)
0.00321
20062206
(+89 from 2005)
87
(+9 from 2005)
0.00416
20052295
(+13 from 2004)
78
(+3 from 2004)
0.00384
20042308
(+105 from 2003)
75
(+7 from 2003)
0.00372
20032413
(+114 from 2002)
68
(+6 from 2002)
0.00339
20022527
(+615 from 2001)
62
(+18 from 2001)
0.00314
20013142
(-72 from 2000)
44
(-1 from 2000)
0.00222
20003070
(-333 from 1999)
45
(-5 from 1999)
0.00225
19992737
(+564 from 1998)
50
(+13 from 1998)
0.00257
19983301
(-427 from 1997)
37
(-5 from 1997)
0.00191
19972874
(-476 from 1996)
42
(-12 from 1996)
0.00220
19962398
(+23 from 1995)
54
(+1 from 1995)
0.00282
19952421
(-126 from 1994)
53
(-4 from 1994)
0.00276
19942295
(+239 from 1993)
57
(+8 from 1993)
0.00292
19932534
(-295 from 1992)
49
(-10 from 1992)
0.00249
19922239
(+81 from 1991)
59
(+4 from 1991)
0.00294
19912320
(-62 from 1990)
55
(-1 from 1990)
0.00270
19902258
(-541 from 1989)
56
(-23 from 1989)
0.00273
19891717
(+194 from 1988)
79
(+15 from 1988)
0.00397
19881911
(-52 from 1987)
64
(+2 from 1987)
0.00333
19871859
(-375 from 1986)
62
(-22 from 1986)
0.00331
19861484
(+397 from 1985)
84
(+25 from 1985)
0.00455
19851881
(-347 from 1984)
59
(-15 from 1984)
0.00320
19841534
(-206 from 1983)
74
(-16 from 1983)
0.00410
19831328
(-20 from 1982)
90
(-6 from 1982)
0.00503
19821308
(-14 from 1981)
96
(-2 from 1981)
0.00529
19811294
(-78 from 1980)
98
(-10 from 1980)
0.00548
19801216
(-62 from 1979)
108
(-7 from 1979)
0.00607
19791154
(-58 from 1978)
115
(-4 from 1978)
0.00667
19781096
(-264 from 1977)
119
(-61 from 1977)
0.00724
1977832
(+76 from 1976)
180
(+35 from 1976)
0.01094
1976908
(-86 from 1975)
145
(-20 from 1975)
0.00922
1975822
(-7 from 1974)
165
No change from 1974
0.01057
1974815
(-41 from 1973)
165
(-8 from 1973)
0.01053
1973774
(-66 from 1972)
173
(-31 from 1972)
0.01113
1972708
(-52 from 1971)
204
(-43 from 1971)
0.01265
1971656
(-57 from 1970)
247
(-44 from 1970)
0.01409
1970599
(-20 from 1969)
291
No change from 1969
0.01589
1969579
(-51 from 1968)
291
(-33 from 1968)
0.01651
1968528
(-6 from 1967)
324
(-2 from 1967)
0.01895
1967522
(-35 from 1966)
326
(-43 from 1966)
0.01899
1966487
(-6 from 1965)
369
(-20 from 1965)
0.02102
1965481
(-28 from 1964)
389
(-80 from 1964)
0.02129
1964453
(-35 from 1963)
469
(-66 from 1963)
0.02396
1963418
(+9 from 1962)
535
(+15 from 1962)
0.02691
1962427
(-38 from 1961)
520
(-95 from 1961)
0.02566
1961389
(-36 from 1960)
615
(-130 from 1960)
0.02961
1960353
(+13 from 1959)
745
(+69 from 1959)
0.03582
1959366
(-7 from 1958)
676
(+13 from 1958)
0.03252
1958359
(+34 from 1957)
663
(+125 from 1957)
0.03209
1957393
(-10 from 1956)
538
(-4 from 1956)
0.02564
1956383
(-24 from 1955)
542
(-48 from 1955)
0.02632
1955359
(-5 from 1954)
590
(-1 from 1954)
0.02943
1954354
(+8 from 1953)
591
(+41 from 1953)
0.02969
1953362
(-28 from 1952)
550
(-64 from 1952)
0.02850
1952334
(-26 from 1951)
614
(-40 from 1951)
0.03228
1951308
(+4 from 1950)
654
(+34 from 1950)
0.03540
1950312
(+12 from 1949)
620
(+46 from 1949)
0.03526
1949324
(-14 from 1948)
574
(-37 from 1948)
0.03270
1948310
(-24 from 1947)
611
(-121 from 1947)
0.03506
1947286
(+19 from 1946)
732
(+144 from 1946)
0.04027
1946305
(-8 from 1945)
588
(+56 from 1945)
0.03646
1945297
(-22 from 1944)
532
(-104 from 1944)
0.03952
1944275
(-6 from 1943)
636
(-45 from 1943)
0.04654
1943269
(-7 from 1942)
681
No change from 1942
0.04744
1942262
(-12 from 1941)
681
(+8 from 1941)
0.04898
1941250
(-2 from 1940)
673
(+23 from 1940)
0.05401
1940248
(-10 from 1939)
650
(-30 from 1939)
0.05502
1939238
(-15 from 1938)
680
(-68 from 1938)
0.05996
1938223
(-10 from 1937)
748
(-39 from 1937)
0.06553
1937213
(+12 from 1936)
787
(+66 from 1936)
0.07143
1936225
(-5 from 1935)
721
(-53 from 1935)
0.06691
1935220
No change from 1934
774
(-22 from 1934)
0.07122
1934220
(-14 from 1933)
796
(-54 from 1933)
0.07354
1933206
(+7 from 1932)
850
(+6 from 1932)
0.08126
1932213
(-3 from 1931)
844
(-19 from 1931)
0.07629
1931210
(-3 from 1930)
863
(-24 from 1930)
0.07819
1930207
(+4 from 1929)
887
(+21 from 1929)
0.07604
1929211
(-2 from 1928)
866
(-31 from 1928)
0.07481
1928209
(-1 from 1927)
897
(-49 from 1927)
0.07503
1927208
(-12 from 1926)
946
(-63 from 1926)
0.07651
1926196
(+1 from 1925)
1009
(-19 from 1925)
0.08202
1925197
(+3 from 1924)
1028
(-22 from 1924)
0.08139
1924200
(-8 from 1923)
1050
(-75 from 1923)
0.08104
1923192
(-7 from 1922)
1125
(-30 from 1922)
0.08982
1922185
(+2 from 1921)
1155
(+2 from 1921)
0.09258
1921187
(-4 from 1920)
1153
(+16 from 1920)
0.09010
1920183
(-8 from 1919)
1137
(-53 from 1919)
0.09140
1919175
(+2 from 1918)
1190
(+28 from 1918)
0.10131
1918177
(-9 from 1917)
1162
(-30 from 1917)
0.09664
1917168
(-3 from 1916)
1192
(+20 from 1916)
0.10608
1916165
(+4 from 1915)
1172
(+86 from 1915)
0.10795
1915169
(-4 from 1914)
1086
(+207 from 1914)
0.10607
1914165
(-14 from 1913)
879
(+90 from 1913)
0.11034
1913151
(-3 from 1912)
789
(+56 from 1912)
0.12047
1912148
(-18 from 1911)
733
(+88 from 1911)
0.12493
1911130
(+7 from 1910)
645
(+43 from 1910)
0.14599
1910137
(-12 from 1909)
602
(+34 from 1909)
0.14350
1909125
(-2 from 1908)
568
(+19 from 1908)
0.15431
1908123
(-10 from 1907)
549
(-33 from 1907)
0.15485
1907113
(-1 from 1906)
582
(+25 from 1906)
0.17248
1906112
(-3 from 1905)
557
(-36 from 1905)
0.17771
1905109
(-7 from 1904)
593
(-14 from 1904)
0.19137
1904102
(-6 from 1903)
607
(-4 from 1903)
0.20757
190396
No change from 1902
611
(+2 from 1902)
0.21963
190296
(+4 from 1901)
609
(+75 from 1901)
0.21724
1901100
(-10 from 1900)
534
(-214 from 1900)
0.21005
190090
(+1 from 1899)
748
(+153 from 1899)
0.23541
189991
No change from 1898
595
(-61 from 1898)
0.24041
189891
(-5 from 1897)
656
(+32 from 1897)
0.23929
189786
(-1 from 1896)
624
(-18 from 1896)
0.25133
189685
(+1 from 1895)
642
(-6 from 1895)
0.25477
189586
(-9 from 1894)
648
(-33 from 1894)
0.26224
189477
(-1 from 1893)
681
(+21 from 1893)
0.28859
189376
No change from 1892
660
(-6 from 1892)
0.29303
189276
(-2 from 1891)
666
(+59 from 1891)
0.29611
189174
(-2 from 1890)
607
(-24 from 1890)
0.30880
189072
No change from 1889
631
(+25 from 1889)
0.31290
188972
(-1 from 1888)
606
(-15 from 1888)
0.32027
188871
(+3 from 1887)
621
(+125 from 1887)
0.32780
188774
(-7 from 1886)
496
(-69 from 1886)
0.31913
188667
(+4 from 1885)
565
(+65 from 1885)
0.36752
188571
(-6 from 1884)
500
(-41 from 1884)
0.35224
188465
(+1 from 1883)
541
(+88 from 1883)
0.39321
188366
No change from 1882
453
(+6 from 1882)
0.37731
188266
(-6 from 1881)
447
(+19 from 1881)
0.38636
188160
(+6 from 1880)
428
(+37 from 1880)
0.43296
188066
First SSA data recorded
391
First SSA data recorded
0.40059

American States Popularity Rankings for Della

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Number of Births )

Texas (TX)

Texas (TX) flagTexas (TX)#10542021#10972022#11352023

Kentucky (KY)

Kentucky (KY) flagKentucky (KY)#5822021#4842022#6662023

North Carolina (NC)

North Carolina (NC) flagNorth Carolina (NC)#4712021#6512022#5012023

California (CA)

California (CA) flagCalifornia (CA)#15912021#13712022#10452023

Pennsylvania (PA)

Pennsylvania (PA) flagPennsylvania (PA)#7982021#7192022#7892023

Ohio (OH)

Ohio (OH) flagOhio (OH)#6062021#4532022#5642023

Tennessee (TN)

Tennessee (TN) flagTennessee (TN)#6502021#3702022#5152023

Illinois (IL)

Illinois (IL) flagIllinois (IL)#7562021#4212022#5392023

Virginia (VA)

Virginia (VA) flagVirginia (VA)#7512021#7002022#5472023

Missouri (MO)

Missouri (MO) flagMissouri (MO)#5342021#3602022#3102023

Georgia (GA)

Georgia (GA) flagGeorgia (GA)#7182021#4972022#8312023

Alabama (AL)

Alabama (AL) flagAlabama (AL)#6012021#4912022#3272023

Louisiana (LA)

Louisiana (LA) flagLouisiana (LA)#4122021#6622022#7262023

West Virginia (WV)

West Virginia (WV) flagWest Virginia (WV)#2851977#3592016#2562021

Oklahoma (OK)

Oklahoma (OK) flagOklahoma (OK)#7372021#7522022#6442023

Mississippi (MS)

Mississippi (MS) flagMississippi (MS)#4312021#2702022#4142023

Arkansas (AR)

Arkansas (AR) flagArkansas (AR)#5972020#3602021#3022022

Michigan (MI)

Michigan (MI) flagMichigan (MI)#7062021#5622022#9872023

Indiana (IN)

Indiana (IN) flagIndiana (IN)#4822021#5052022#4082023

New York (NY)

New York (NY) flagNew York (NY)#14532021#14382022#10902023

South Carolina (SC)

South Carolina (SC) flagSouth Carolina (SC)#5562021#5772022#4392023

Colorado (CO)

Colorado (CO) flagColorado (CO)#5852021#5822022#6302023

Kansas (KS)

Kansas (KS) flagKansas (KS)#4452021#6282022#3242023

Florida (FL)

Florida (FL) flagFlorida (FL)#10322021#10062022#9982023

Iowa (IA)

Iowa (IA) flagIowa (IA)#3152021#4582022#5142023

Minnesota (MN)

Minnesota (MN) flagMinnesota (MN)#7812021#3472022#2142023

Wisconsin (WI)

Wisconsin (WI) flagWisconsin (WI)#8752021#3532022#3292023

New Mexico (NM)

New Mexico (NM) flagNew Mexico (NM)#1931963#3171966#3101969

Washington (WA)

Washington (WA) flagWashington (WA)#5322021#5192022#5492023

Maryland (MD)

Maryland (MD) flagMaryland (MD)#5592019#6662022#9232023

Utah (UT)

Utah (UT) flagUtah (UT)#3372021#2972022#2622023

Nebraska (NE)

Nebraska (NE) flagNebraska (NE)#3241961#2042021#2792022

Arizona (AZ)

Arizona (AZ) flagArizona (AZ)#8572020#11162021#7142022

New Jersey (NJ)

New Jersey (NJ) flagNew Jersey (NJ)#10772021#12692022#9732023

Oregon (OR)

Oregon (OR) flagOregon (OR)#6982012#6612019#4482021

Idaho (ID)

Idaho (ID) flagIdaho (ID)#3822020#2942021#1672023

North Dakota (ND)

North Dakota (ND) flagNorth Dakota (ND)#2431956#1961959#2212021

South Dakota (SD)

South Dakota (SD) flagSouth Dakota (SD)#1911949#2001950#2232021

Montana (MT)

Montana (MT) flagMontana (MT)#2151960#1761962#1812021

Massachusetts (MA)

Massachusetts (MA) flagMassachusetts (MA)#5451958#4631959#6392021

Maine (ME)

Maine (ME) flagMaine (ME)#2211960#2631961#2461963

Connecticut (CT)

Connecticut (CT) flagConnecticut (CT)#4241958#3521959#4782023

Wyoming (WY)

Wyoming (WY) flagWyoming (WY)#891943#1261948#1541958

District of Columbia (DC)

District of Columbia (DC) flagDistrict of Columbia (DC)#3241954#3081958#2831960

Alaska (AK)

Alaska (AK) flagAlaska (AK)#1051963#1231966

New Hampshire (NH)

New Hampshire (NH) flagNew Hampshire (NH)#1431917#1171929

Delaware (DE)

Delaware (DE) flagDelaware (DE)#601915

Rhode Island (RI)

Rhode Island (RI) flagRhode Island (RI)#1801920

Nevada (NV)

Nevada (NV) flagNevada (NV)#271921

Vermont (VT)

Vermont (VT) flagVermont (VT)#1281915

Popularity Rankings for Della in other Countries and American Territories

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Rankings)

Popularity in Canada

Canada flagCanada#12312021#5412022#4552023

Popularity in Sweden

Sweden flagSweden#5862022

Popularity in Ireland

Ireland flagIreland#8712019#8342020#8832021

Source: Social Security Administration (SSA) and Other National Sources

Is Della a Name for Boys or Girls?

Traditionally, Della has been used as a girl’s name. The name’s origin from the German name Adela has made it a favorite for girls, symbolizing nobility and brightness.

Variants, Nicknames, Diminutives, and Ideal Middle Names for Della

Della in Famous People Names and Pop Culture

  • Della Reese (Singer and Actress, 1931–2017): A renowned American singer and actress, celebrated for her gospel and jazz music as well as her role in the TV series "Touched by an Angel."
  • Della Griffin (Jazz Singer, 1922 - 2022): An influential jazz and R&B singer who performed with The Enchanters and The Dell-Tones.
  • Della Jones (Opera Singer, 1946): A Welsh mezzo-soprano with a distinguished career in opera and concert performances.
  • Della Wells (Artist, 1951): An American visual artist whose work explores themes of African American culture and history.
  • Della Street ("Perry Mason," 1933 Novel Series): The loyal and resourceful secretary to lawyer Perry Mason in the novels by Erle Stanley Gardner.
  • Della Duck ("DuckTales," 1987 TV Series): The adventurous mother of Huey, Dewey, and Louie in the animated Disney series.
  • "Della" (1964 Film): A drama about a wealthy widow with a mysterious past.
  • Della Frye ("State of Play," 2003 TV Series): A young journalist who works on uncovering political scandals.
  • None

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