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
- Peak · girls
- 1881 · 428 births
- Debut · girls
- 391 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 24 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 70,810since 1880
Della over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #563 | 533 | — | |
| 2024 | #579 | 520 | — | |
| 2023 | #645 | 453 | — | |
| 2022 | #660 | 449 | — | |
| 2021 | #710 | 405 | — | |
| 2020 | #915 | 284 | — | |
| 2019 | #808 | 339 | — | |
| 2018 | #864 | 314 | — | |
| 2017 | #1,027 | 252 | — | |
| 2016 | #1,051 | 248 | — | |
| 2015 | #1,155 | 218 | — | |
| 2014 | #1,248 | 194 | — | |
| 2013 | #1,399 | 164 | — | |
| 2012 | #1,346 | 174 | — | |
| 2011 | #1,722 | 120 | — | |
| 2010 | #1,621 | 133 | — | |
| 2009 | #1,848 | 115 | — | |
| 2008 | #2,462 | 77 | — | |
| 2007 | #2,684 | 68 | — | |
| 2006 | #2,206 | 87 | — | |
| 2005 | #2,296 | 78 | — | |
| 2004 | #2,309 | 75 | — | |
| 2003 | #2,413 | 68 | — | |
| 2002 | #2,527 | 62 | — | |
| 2001 | #3,142 | 44 | — | |
| 2000 | #3,070 | 45 | — | |
| 1999 | #2,737 | 50 | — | |
| 1998 | #3,301 | 37 | — | |
| 1997 | #2,874 | 42 | — | |
| 1996 | #2,398 | 54 | — | |
| 1995 | #2,421 | 53 | — | |
| 1994 | #2,295 | 57 | — | |
| 1993 | #2,533 | 49 | — | |
| 1992 | #2,239 | 59 | — | |
| 1991 | #2,320 | 55 | — | |
| 1990 | #2,258 | 56 | — | |
| 1989 | #1,717 | 79 | — | |
| 1988 | #1,911 | 64 | — | |
| 1987 | #1,860 | 62 | — | |
| 1986 | #1,484 | 84 | — | |
| 1985 | #1,882 | 59 | — | |
| 1984 | #1,535 | 74 | — | |
| 1983 | #1,328 | 90 | — | |
| 1982 | #1,308 | 96 | — | |
| 1981 | #1,294 | 98 | — | |
| 1980 | #1,216 | 108 | — | |
| 1979 | #1,154 | 115 | — | |
| 1978 | #1,096 | 119 | — | |
| 1977 | #832 | 180 | — | |
| 1976 | #908 | 145 | — | |
| 1975 | #823 | 165 | — | |
| 1974 | #815 | 165 | — | |
| 1973 | #774 | 173 | — | |
| 1972 | #708 | 204 | — | |
| 1971 | #656 | 247 | — | |
| 1970 | #599 | 291 | — | |
| 1969 | #579 | 291 | — | |
| 1968 | #529 | 324 | — | |
| 1967 | #522 | 326 | — | |
| 1966 | #487 | 369 | — | |
| 1965 | #481 | 389 | — | |
| 1964 | #453 | 469 | — | |
| 1963 | #418 | 535 | — | |
| 1962 | #427 | 520 | — | |
| 1961 | #389 | 615 | — | |
| 1960 | #353 | 745 | — | |
| 1959 | #366 | 676 | — | |
| 1958 | #359 | 663 | — | |
| 1957 | #393 | 538 | — | |
| 1956 | #383 | 542 | — | |
| 1955 | #359 | 590 | — | |
| 1954 | #354 | 591 | — | |
| 1953 | #362 | 550 | — | |
| 1952 | #334 | 614 | — | |
| 1951 | #308 | 654 | — | |
| 1950 | #312 | 620 | — | |
| 1949 | #324 | 574 | — | |
| 1948 | #310 | 611 | — | |
| 1947 | #286 | 732 | — | |
| 1946 | #305 | 588 | — | |
| 1945 | #297 | 532 | — | |
| 1944 | #276 | 635 | — | |
| 1943 | #269 | 682 | — | |
| 1942 | #262 | 681 | — | |
| 1941 | #250 | 673 | #2,872 | 7 |
| 1940 | #248 | 650 | — | |
| 1939 | #238 | 680 | — | |
| 1938 | #223 | 748 | — | |
| 1937 | #213 | 787 | — | |
| 1936 | #225 | 721 | #3,549 | 5 |
| 1935 | #220 | 774 | — | |
| 1934 | #220 | 796 | — | |
| 1933 | #206 | 850 | #3,642 | 5 |
| 1932 | #213 | 844 | #3,361 | 6 |
| 1931 | #210 | 863 | #3,390 | 6 |
| 1930 | #207 | 887 | — | |
| 1929 | #211 | 866 | #3,559 | 6 |
| 1928 | #209 | 897 | #3,076 | 8 |
| 1927 | #208 | 946 | #3,151 | 8 |
| 1926 | #196 | 1,009 | #3,708 | 6 |
| 1925 | #197 | 1,028 | #3,741 | 6 |
| 1924 | #200 | 1,050 | #2,473 | 12 |
| 1923 | #192 | 1,125 | #3,822 | 6 |
| 1922 | #185 | 1,155 | #4,307 | 5 |
| 1921 | #187 | 1,153 | — | |
| 1920 | #183 | 1,137 | — | |
| 1919 | #175 | 1,190 | #4,168 | 5 |
| 1918 | #177 | 1,162 | — | |
| 1917 | #168 | 1,192 | #3,545 | 6 |
| 1916 | #165 | 1,172 | #3,516 | 6 |
| 1915 | #169 | 1,086 | — | |
| 1914 | #165 | 879 | — | |
| 1913 | #151 | 789 | #2,273 | 7 |
| 1912 | #148 | 733 | — | |
| 1911 | #130 | 645 | #1,387 | 7 |
| 1910 | #137 | 602 | — | |
| 1909 | #125 | 568 | — | |
| 1908 | #123 | 549 | — | |
| 1907 | #113 | 582 | — | |
| 1906 | #112 | 557 | — | |
| 1905 | #109 | 593 | — | |
| 1904 | #102 | 607 | #1,064 | 6 |
| 1903 | #96 | 611 | — | |
| 1902 | #96 | 609 | — | |
| 1901 | #100 | 534 | — | |
| 1900 | #90 | 748 | — | |
| 1899 | #91 | 595 | #1,051 | 5 |
| 1898 | #91 | 656 | — | |
| 1897 | #86 | 624 | — | |
| 1896 | #85 | 642 | — | |
| 1895 | #86 | 648 | #1,079 | 5 |
| 1894 | #77 | 681 | — | |
| 1893 | #76 | 660 | — | |
| 1892 | #76 | 666 | — | |
| 1891 | #74 | 607 | — | |
| 1890 | #72 | 631 | — | |
| 1889 | #72 | 606 | — | |
| 1888 | #71 | 621 | #917 | 6 |
| 1887 | #74 | 496 | — | |
| 1886 | #67 | 565 | — | |
| 1885 | #71 | 500 | — | |
| 1884 | #65 | 541 | — | |
| 1883 | #66 | 453 | — | |
| 1882 | #66 | 447 | — | |
| 1881 | #60 | 428 | — | |
| 1880 | #66 | 391 | — | |
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 1926
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Idaho#85 · 1 in 293
- Colorado#91 · 1 in 332
- Montana#100 · 1 in 378
- Oregon#105 · 1 in 469
- Utah#113 · 1 in 439
Best ever in a state: #25 in Nevada, 1921.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Idaho | #85 | 12 | 1 in 293 |
| Colorado | #91 | 25 | 1 in 332 |
| Montana | #100 | 10 | 1 in 378 |
| Oregon | #105 | 12 | 1 in 469 |
| Utah | #113 | 11 | 1 in 439 |
| South Dakota | #115 | 13 | 1 in 454 |
| Kansas | #127 | 27 | 1 in 566 |
| West Virginia | #127 | 38 | 1 in 525 |
| Kentucky | #133 | 50 | 1 in 570 |
| North Carolina | #133 | 64 | 1 in 600 |
| Louisiana | #147 | 36 | 1 in 662 |
| Nebraska | #149 | 15 | 1 in 754 |
| Missouri | #150 | 43 | 1 in 704 |
| New Mexico | #150 | 8 | 1 in 494 |
| Arkansas | #153 | 33 | 1 in 625 |
| Tennessee | #157 | 37 | 1 in 734 |
| North Dakota | #165 | 8 | 1 in 785 |
| Virginia | #166 | 28 | 1 in 930 |
| Indiana | #171 | 26 | 1 in 1,005 |
| Oklahoma | #173 | 31 | 1 in 807 |
| Texas | #175 | 75 | 1 in 797 |
| Georgia | #181 | 31 | 1 in 1,023 |
| Minnesota | #181 | 16 | 1 in 1,355 |
| Mississippi | #183 | 27 | 1 in 878 |
| Washington | #183 | 8 | 1 in 1,193 |
| South Carolina | #186 | 19 | 1 in 1,155 |
| Alabama | #187 | 32 | 1 in 1,016 |
| California | #188 | 38 | 1 in 951 |
| Michigan | #199 | 28 | 1 in 1,462 |
| Pennsylvania | #200 | 56 | 1 in 1,634 |
| Maryland | #208 | 8 | 1 in 1,693 |
| Ohio | #212 | 32 | 1 in 1,698 |
| Wisconsin | #213 | 13 | 1 in 1,825 |
| Florida | #221 | 14 | 1 in 1,196 |
| Iowa | #237 | 11 | 1 in 1,807 |
| Illinois | #258 | 26 | 1 in 2,290 |
| New Jersey | #276 | 9 | 1 in 3,387 |
| Massachusetts | #333 | 6 | 1 in 5,784 |
| New York | #440 | 14 | 1 in 7,040 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1881 at #60 (428 births)
- Births halved by 1972, 91 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 24 yrs · run 1880–1903
- Top 1,000: 106 yrs · run 1880–1977
- Highest: 1 in 215 girls born in 1881 were named Della (0.47%)
- Latest: 1 in 3,016 girls born in 2025 (0.03%)
- 14.6% of all girls named Della (10,366) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5,048 | #60 (1881) | #68 |
| 1890s | 6,410 | #72 (1890) | #81 |
| 1900s | 5,958 | #90 (1900) | #107 |
| 1910s | 9,450 | #130 (1911) | #159 |
| 1920s | 10,366 | #183 (1920) | #197 |
| 1930s | 7,950 | #206 (1933) | #218 |
| 1940s | 6,358 | #248 (1940) | #283 |
| 1950s | 6,038 | #308 (1951) | #353 |
| 1960s | 4,583 | #353 (1960) | #464 |
| 1970s | 1,804 | #599 (1970) | #837 |
| 1980s | 814 | #1,216 (1980) | #1,554 |
| 1990s | 512 | #2,239 (1992) | #2,538 |
| 2000s | 719 | #1,848 (2009) | #2,496 |
| 2010s | 2,156 | #808 (2019) | #1,224 |
| 2020s | 2,644 | #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 1926
Top girls' names in 1926
Top boys' names in 1926
More about 1926
girls
1,185,401 girls got a published name in 1926; 1 in 1,175 of them was named Della, which outranked 96.5% of the 5,622 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- ↑ 1,047Janell#1,795 → #748
- ↑ 389Madalyn#1,225 → #836
- ↑ 382Evangelina#1,324 → #942
- ↑ 379Carla#1,252 → #873
- ↑ 351Vilma#1,020 → #669
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,110,505 boys got a published name in 1926; 1 in 185,084 of them was named Della, which outranked 23.3% of the 4,837 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #3,385Yancy7
- #3,385Yoneo7
- #3,385Zed7
- #3,708Della6
- #3,708Abrom6
- #3,708Ada6
- #3,708Adalberto6
- #4,201Abby5
- #4,201Acey5
- #4,201Add5
Tied with 492 names at #3,708; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
- ↓ 531Okey#984 → #1,515
- ↓ 459Florentino#973 → #1,432
- ↓ 407Rexford#924 → #1,331
- ↓ 380Marshal#973 → #1,353
- ↓ 378Coolidge#746 → #1,124
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.