Della
A girls’ name of German origin, meaning noble; a form of Adela.
How Della has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2018 | #862 |
| 2019 | #808 |
| 2020 | #915 |
| 2021 | #710 |
| 2022 | #657 |
| 2023 | #647 |
| 2024 | #580 |
| 2025 | #563 |
Della by the numbers
In 2025, 31 babies in England and Wales were named Della. In the US, 248 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 1,192 babies in 1917, so it is a 1910s name that has since fallen a long way.
At its height, in 1880, about 1 in 250 American girls born that year was called Della.
Other names that come from Adela
Like Della, each of these traces back to Adela: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Addienoble; a diminutive of Adela or Adelaide186 in the US (2017)
- Adelanoble; of noble birth184 in the US (2017)
- Adalienoble natured; a form of Adela160 in the US (2017)
- Adaleighnoble; a form of Adela with modern spelling135 in the US (2017)
- Adleighnoble; a modern respelling of Adela124 in the US (2017)
- Adellnoble; a form of Adele or Adela14 in the US (2017)
- Adaleaha form of Adela; noble natured10 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Della. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Della
Names that are said the same way as Della, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Dela7 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean nobility
Like Della, each of these has nobility in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Aubreyelf ruler; noble strength6,029 in the US (2017)
- Audreynoble strength4,820 in the US (2017)
- Aaliyahhigh, exalted, of high rank4,167 in the US (2017)
- Allisonnoble natured; a form of Alison4,017 in the US (2017)
- Adelinenoble, nobility3,902 in the US (2017)
- Alicenoble, of noble kind825 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Della
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