Della
Della is a female given name, a diminutive of Delia or a variant of Adela. Notable people with the name include:
- English
Meaning & Origin of Della
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Della is a female given name, a diminutive of Delia or a variant of Adela. Notable people with the name include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Della
Della first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1880, with 391 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1917: 1,192 births, good for #168 nationwide. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #544 among baby girl names with 564 births, rising sharply (+58% over the past five years). In total, more than 71K Dellas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Della
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Della. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Della
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About the name Della
Della is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 71K births in the dataset. Della's peak popularity came in 1917 when it ranked #60. Use the chart and map above to compare Della's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.