Ornella
A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning ash tree; from ornella or related to Ornus.
Ornella by the numbers
In 2025, 7 babies in England and Wales were named Ornella. In the US, 10 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 12 babies in 2013, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Ornella. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean a tree
Like Ornella, each of these has a tree in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Oliviaolive tree; symbol of peace18,642 in the US (2017)
- Hazelthe hazel tree; hazel-eyed5,019 in the US (2017)
- Rowanlittle red one; the rowan tree1,398 in England and Wales (2025)
- Willowthe willow tree; grace, flexibility1,384 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ashleyash tree meadow2,549 in the US (2017)
- Arlofortified hill; barberry tree2,083 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Ornella
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