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Della

Della: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“noble”
Origin
Germanic
Say it
DEL-uh · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls

Often used as a short form of Adela, Adele, or Adelaide, from Germanic adal 'noble'. In Italian, della is also a word element meaning 'of the', but as a given name it is usually the short form.

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How popular is Della?

2024156 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Della in 2024518

2024 rank#579 girls

Peak year1884

Total US babies since 188070,413

Della is rising: use over the last five years is 2.9× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Della

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Adelanoble · Germanic
  • Emmawhole, universal · Germanic
  • Ameliawork · Germanic
  • Ellaall, completely · Germanic
  • Alicenoble type · Germanic
  • Adelinenoble · Germanic
  • Milliegentle strength · Germanic
  • Aubreyelf ruler · Germanic

Della questions

What does the name Della mean?

Della means "noble". It comes from Germanic. Often used as a short form of Adela, Adele, or Adelaide, from Germanic adal 'noble'. In Italian, della is also a word element meaning 'of the', but as a given name it is usually the short form.

Is Della a boy or girl name?

Della is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Della?

518 US babies were named Della in 2024. Its peak year was 1884.

How do you pronounce Della?

Della is usually pronounced DEL-uh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.