Girl name German origin Christian tradition

Della

DEL-ə · 5 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Noble, short form of Adela or Adeline
Language
German
Culture
Germanic;English
Religion
Christian
Style era
vintage
Themes
Germanic · vintage
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#580
2024 births518
Peak year1917
First appeared1880
Total US births70,274
1917 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
DelDellie
Alternate spellings
DelahDela
In other languages
Della (Italian)

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Della Reese (singer/actress)
Della Beatrice Hardman (mother of Michelle Obama)
Della Wesh (artist)