Della

#563 for girls in 2025, 533 births · Last seen for boys in 1941 at #2,872
Given to girls 99.8% of the time

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Peak · girls
1881 · 428 births
Debut · girls
391 births
In top 100 · girls
24 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
70,810
since 1880

Della over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201913peak #60, 1881girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#563533—
2024#579520—
2023#645453—
2022#660449—
2021#710405—
2020#915284—
2019#808339—
2018#864314—
2017#1,027252—
2016#1,051248—
2015#1,155218—
2014#1,248194—
2013#1,399164—
2012#1,346174—
2011#1,722120—
2010#1,621133—
2009#1,848115—
2008#2,46277—
2007#2,68468—
2006#2,20687—
2005#2,29678—
2004#2,30975—
2003#2,41368—
2002#2,52762—
2001#3,14244—
2000#3,07045—
1999#2,73750—
1998#3,30137—
1997#2,87442—
1996#2,39854—
1995#2,42153—
1994#2,29557—
1993#2,53349—
1992#2,23959—
1991#2,32055—
1990#2,25856—
1989#1,71779—
1988#1,91164—
1987#1,86062—
1986#1,48484—
1985#1,88259—
1984#1,53574—
1983#1,32890—
1982#1,30896—
1981#1,29498—
1980#1,216108—
1979#1,154115—
1978#1,096119—
1977#832180—
1976#908145—
1975#823165—
1974#815165—
1973#774173—
1972#708204—
1971#656247—
1970#599291—
1969#579291—
1968#529324—
1967#522326—
1966#487369—
1965#481389—
1964#453469—
1963#418535—
1962#427520—
1961#389615—
1960#353745—
1959#366676—
1958#359663—
1957#393538—
1956#383542—
1955#359590—
1954#354591—
1953#362550—
1952#334614—
1951#308654—
1950#312620—
1949#324574—
1948#310611—
1947#286732—
1946#305588—
1945#297532—
1944#276635—
1943#269682—
1942#262681—
1941#250673#2,8727
1940#248650—
1939#238680—
1938#223748—
1937#213787—
1936#225721#3,5495
1935#220774—
1934#220796—
1933#206850#3,6425
1932#213844#3,3616
1931#210863#3,3906
1930#207887—
1929#211866#3,5596
1928#209897#3,0768
1927#208946#3,1518
1926#1961,009#3,7086
1925#1971,028#3,7416
1924#2001,050#2,47312
1923#1921,125#3,8226
1922#1851,155#4,3075
1921#1871,153—
1920#1831,137—
1919#1751,190#4,1685
1918#1771,162—
1917#1681,192#3,5456
1916#1651,172#3,5166
1915#1691,086—
1914#165879—
1913#151789#2,2737
1912#148733—
1911#130645#1,3877
1910#137602—
1909#125568—
1908#123549—
1907#113582—
1906#112557—
1905#109593—
1904#102607#1,0646
1903#96611—
1902#96609—
1901#100534—
1900#90748—
1899#91595#1,0515
1898#91656—
1897#86624—
1896#85642—
1895#86648#1,0795
1894#77681—
1893#76660—
1892#76666—
1891#74607—
1890#72631—
1889#72606—
1888#71621#9176
1887#74496—
1886#67565—
1885#71500—
1884#65541—
1883#66453—
1882#66447—
1881#60428—
1880#66391—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Della was already there! It came in at #66, and was given to 391 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1995–2001, when fewer than 55 girls a year got the name.

Where Della is popular in 1913

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Della, so not publishedAKMaine: #149 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 646 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Della, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Della, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Della, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Della, so not publishedIDMontana: #87 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 305 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #134 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 591 girlsNDMinnesota: #152 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 891 girlsMNIllinois: #149 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 788 girlsILWisconsin: #149 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 799 girlsWIMichigan: #162 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 924 girlsMINew York: #328 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 4,235 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Della, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Della, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Della, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Della, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Della, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #137 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 617 girlsSDIowa: #136 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 709 girlsIAIndiana: #148 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 881 girlsINOhio: #152 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 854 girlsOHPennsylvania: #171 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 1,241 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Della, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Della, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #169 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 847 girlsCAUtah: #49 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 159 girlsUTColorado: #124 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 523 girlsCONebraska: #183 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,032 girlsNEMissouri: #114 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 515 girlsMOKentucky: #67 for girls · 65 births · 1 in 241 girlsKYWest Virginia: #96 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 390 girlsWVVirginia: #131 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 597 girlsVAMaryland: #168 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,195 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Della, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Della, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: #58 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 175 girlsNMKansas: #111 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 476 girlsKSArkansas: #104 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 351 girlsARTennessee: #130 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 484 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #117 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 431 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #160 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 779 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Della, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #136 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 502 girlsOKLouisiana: #148 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 639 girlsLAMississippi: #116 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 431 girlsMSAlabama: #126 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 538 girlsALGeorgia: #127 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 516 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Della, so not publishedHITexas: #161 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 648 girlsTXFlorida: #172 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 789 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Utah#49 · 1 in 159
  2. New Mexico#58 · 1 in 175
  3. Kentucky#67 · 1 in 241
  4. Montana#87 · 1 in 305
  5. West Virginia#96 · 1 in 390

Best ever in a state: #25 in Nevada, 1921.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#49131 in 159
New Mexico#5891 in 175
Kentucky#67651 in 241
Montana#8771 in 305
West Virginia#96231 in 390
Arkansas#104291 in 351
Kansas#111181 in 476
Missouri#114331 in 515
Mississippi#116291 in 431
North Carolina#117431 in 431
Colorado#12471 in 523
Alabama#126311 in 538
Georgia#127401 in 516
Tennessee#130301 in 484
Virginia#131261 in 597
North Dakota#13461 in 591
Iowa#136151 in 709
Oklahoma#136231 in 502
South Dakota#13751 in 617
Indiana#148151 in 881
Louisiana#148191 in 639
Illinois#149421 in 788
Maine#14951 in 646
Wisconsin#149151 in 799
Minnesota#152121 in 891
Ohio#152321 in 854
South Carolina#160161 in 779
Texas#161461 in 648
Michigan#162171 in 924
Maryland#16861 in 1,195
California#169141 in 847
Pennsylvania#171421 in 1,241
Florida#17271 in 789
Nebraska#18361 in 1,032
New York#328131 in 4,235
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Della
Momentum · girls
Rising
  • 16 spots since 2024 (#579 → #563)
  • 352 spots since 2020 (#915 → #563)
  • 592 spots since 2015 (#1,155 → #563)
  • Biggest jump: 205 spots in 2021 (#915 → #710)
  • Biggest drop: 264 spots in 1978 (#832 → #1,096)
Rise & fade · girls
1 yr to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1881 at #60 (428 births)
  • Births halved by 1972, 91 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 24 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 24 yrs · run 1880–1903
  • Top 1,000: 106 yrs · run 1880–1977
Share of babies · girls
1 in 215
  • Highest: 1 in 215 girls born in 1881 were named Della (0.47%)
  • Latest: 1 in 3,016 girls born in 2025 (0.03%)
Era · girls
The 1920s
  • 14.6% of all girls named Della (10,366) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s5,048#60 (1881)#68
1890s6,410#72 (1890)#81
1900s5,958#90 (1900)#107
1910s9,450#130 (1911)#159
1920s10,366#183 (1920)#197
1930s7,950#206 (1933)#218
1940s6,358#248 (1940)#283
1950s6,038#308 (1951)#353
1960s4,583#353 (1960)#464
1970s1,804#599 (1970)#837
1980s814#1,216 (1980)#1,554
1990s512#2,239 (1992)#2,538
2000s719#1,848 (2009)#2,496
2010s2,156#808 (2019)#1,224
2020s2,644#563 (2025)#679

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Della in 1913

girls
#151
789 births · 1 in 792 girls
boys
#2,273
7 births · 1 in 73,224 boys

Top girls' names in 1913

  1. #1Mary36,642
  2. #2Helen18,888
  3. #3Dorothy14,674
  4. #4Margaret14,486
  5. #5Ruth12,609
  6. #6Mildred9,921
  7. #7Anna9,687
  8. #8Elizabeth9,505
  9. #9Frances7,694
  10. #10Marie7,353
  11. #151Della789

Top boys' names in 1913

  1. #1John29,329
  2. #2William23,538
  3. #3James20,832
  4. #4Robert15,684
  5. #5Joseph14,471
  6. #6George13,874
  7. #7Charles13,191
  8. #8Edward9,474
  9. #9Frank9,237
  10. #10Thomas7,096
  11. #2,273Della7
More about 1913

girls

624,546 girls got a published name in 1913; 1 in 792 of them was named Della, which outranked 95.9% of the 3,707 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Della
  1. #148Olga810
  2. #149Caroline805
  3. #150Goldie791
  4. #151Della789
  5. #152Nettie777
  6. #153Eula773
  7. #154Lydia759
Biggest movers since 1912
Risers
  1. ↑ 963Dominga#1,844 → #881
  2. ↑ 931Stacia#1,844 → #913
  3. ↑ 576Olympia#1,477 → #901
  4. ↑ 559Lilah#1,540 → #981
  5. ↑ 445Elfrieda#1,297 → #852
Fallers
  1. ↓ 806Karen#960 → #1,766
  2. ↓ 572Erie#833 → #1,405
  3. ↓ 559Gertha#846 → #1,405
  4. ↓ 527Lossie#938 → #1,465
  5. ↓ 505Ardelia#960 → #1,465

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

512,566 boys got a published name in 1913; 1 in 73,224 of them was named Della, which outranked 30.3% of the 3,261 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Della
  1. #2,092Zebedee8
  2. #2,092Zeke8
  3. #2,092Zygmund8
  4. #2,273Della7
  5. #2,273Abbie7
  6. #2,273Abie7
  7. #2,273Algot7
  8. #2,496Acel6
  9. #2,496Ada6
  10. #2,496Addis6

Tied with 222 names at #2,273; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1912
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,050Mathias#1,885 → #835
  2. ↑ 935Hymen#1,885 → #950
  3. ↑ 796Waldemar#1,746 → #950
  4. ↑ 751Rolf#1,746 → #995
  5. ↑ 689Domenico#1,619 → #930
Fallers
  1. ↓ 975Holland#970 → #1,945
  2. ↓ 885Cameron#918 → #1,803
  3. ↓ 868Larue#935 → #1,803
  4. ↓ 726Irene#854 → #1,580
  5. ↓ 688Hughie#892 → #1,580

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1913 →