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Della

Gender
Girl
Say it
DEL-a
Origin
Germanic
UK rank, 2025
#1,135 for girls
US rank, 2025
#563 for girls

Della is a girls' name of Germanic origin, meaning “noble”. In 2025 it ranked 1,135th for girls in the UK (31 babies) and 563rd for girls in the US (533 babies).

What does Della mean?

Germanic: short form of Adela or Adelaide

“noble”

Della Street is Perry Mason's loyal secretary in Erle Stanley Gardner's crime novels.

More on Wiktionary.

Is Della a girl's or a boy's name?

Della is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 31 girls in the UK and 533 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.

How popular is Della in the UK?

Rank in 2025
#1,135among girls
Babies in 2025
31about 1 in 9,000 girls
Five-year trend
Risingup 59% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 31 girls in the UK were named Della, making it the 1,135th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,587th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 46 girls.

Half of all the girls named Della in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2022. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.

In 2025, 38 girls in the UK were given Della or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #882, up from #1,135 for this spelling alone.

Among girls in 2025, it was 1,079th in England and Wales.

1996Busiest: 46 in 20232025
Della in the UK, year by year
YearGirlsRank
202531#1,135
202415#1,953
202346#843
202235#1,051
202121#1,553
202020#1,587
201929#1,220
20189#2,825
201723#1,497
201613#2,224
201513#2,186
201414#2,076
201312#2,309
201212#2,319
201111#2,393
20104#4,931
20096#3,603
20088#2,895
200711#2,198
200615#1,681
200516#1,521
200412#1,812
200310#1,954
200212#1,649
200111#1,723
20008#2,097
199913#1,493
199812#1,585
199712#1,559
199612#1,520

How popular is Della in the US?

Rank in 2025
#563among girls
Babies in 2025
533about 1 in 3,000 girls
Five-year trend
Risingup 61% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 533 girls in the US were named Della, making it the 563rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 915th. Its busiest year was 1917, with 1,192 girls.

It has been given to more girls each year for the last 5 years. 2025 had more girls named Della than any year since 1963.

Half of all the girls named Della in the US since 1880 were born between 1910 and 1952. It was already well used in 1880, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.

In 2025, 559 girls in the US were given Della or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #541, up from #563 for this spelling alone.

1880Busiest: 1,192 in 19172025
Della in the US, year by year
YearGirlsRank
2025533#563
2024520#579
2023453#645
2022449#660
2021405#710
2020284#915
2019339#808
2018314#864
2017252#1,027
2016248#1,051
2015218#1,155
2014194#1,248
2013164#1,399
2012174#1,346
2011120#1,722
2010133#1,621
2009115#1,848
200877#2,462
200768#2,684
200687#2,206
200578#2,294
200475#2,306
200368#2,410
200262#2,524
200144#3,138
200045#3,066
199950#2,734
199837#3,298
199742#2,871
199654#2,395
199553#2,416
199457#2,290
199349#2,528
199259#2,234
199155#2,314
199056#2,253
198979#1,713
198864#1,907
198762#1,859
198684#1,484
198559#1,881
198474#1,535
198390#1,328
198296#1,308
198198#1,294
1980108#1,216
1979115#1,154
1978119#1,096
1977180#832
1976145#908
1975165#823
1974165#815
1973173#774
1972204#708
1971247#656
1970291#599
1969291#579
1968324#529
1967326#522
1966369#487
1965389#481
1964469#453
1963535#418
1962520#427
1961615#389
1960745#353
1959676#366
1958663#359
1957538#393
1956542#383
1955590#359
1954591#353
1953550#361
1952614#333
1951654#308
1950620#312
1949574#324
1948611#310
1947732#286
1946588#305
1945532#297
1944635#276
1943682#269
1942681#262
1941673#250
1940650#248
1939680#238
1938748#223
1937787#213
1936721#225
1935774#220
1934796#220
1933850#206
1932844#213
1931863#210
1930887#207
1929866#211
1928897#209
1927946#208
19261,009#196
19251,028#197
19241,050#200
19231,125#192
19221,155#185
19211,153#187
19201,137#183
19191,190#175
19181,162#177
19171,192#168
19161,172#165
19151,086#169
1914879#165
1913789#151
1912733#148
1911645#130
1910602#137
1909568#125
1908549#123
1907582#113
1906557#112
1905593#109
1904607#102
1903611#96
1902609#96
1901534#100
1900748#90
1899595#91
1898656#91
1897624#86
1896642#85
1895648#86
1894681#77
1893660#76
1892666#76
1891607#74
1890631#72
1889606#72
1888621#71
1887496#74
1886565#67
1885500#71
1884541#65
1883453#66
1882447#66
1881428#60
1880391#66

Names like Della

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Ada Etta Clara Matilda Nora Cora Lottie Ella Nina Rosa Ida Eva

Other spellings of Della

Dela

Names related to Della

Delilah Delia Delila Delylah Delyla Deliah Delayla

More Germanic names

Amelia Liam Henry Charlotte William Archie Charlie Emma Freddie Harry Millie Albie Louie Miles Alice Myles

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Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.

To cite this page: Nameling, “Della: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/della, updated 20 October 2026.