Girls' name · peaked in 1881
Della name popularity since 1925
38,387 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Della. Half of them were born in 1950 or earlier, so the typical Della is about 76 years old in 2026. Della peaked in 1881 as the #60 name for girls, and it ranked #563 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 38,387
- Named Della, 1925–2025
- Peak year
- 1881
- #60 for girls that year
- In 2025
- #563
- for girls in 2025 (533 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.8% girls
- 38,324 girls · 63 boys
- Most popular in
- Kentucky
- 3.54× its national share
Peak year is the year Della made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Della births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year on this chart was 1925. Measured as a share of all babies, Della peaked earlier, in 1881.
- Steepest fall: Between 1975 and 1980, Della's share of baby girls fell by 43%, from 1 in 8,840 to 1 in 15,400.
- Fastest rise: Between 2011 and 2016, it became 2.1× more common, from 1 in 14,700 baby girls to 1 in 7,150.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Della's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Della.
Decade by decade
Babies named Della in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 4,746 | 34 | – |
| 1930s | 7,950 | 22 | #220 |
| 1940s | 6,358 | 7 | #297 |
| 1950s | 6,038 | 0 | #359 |
| 1960s | 4,583 | 0 | #482 |
| 1970s | 1,804 | 0 | #824 |
| 1980s | 814 | 0 | #1,888 |
| 1990s | 512 | 0 | #2,427 |
| 2000s | 719 | 0 | #2,300 |
| 2010s | 2,156 | 0 | #1,156 |
| 2020–25 | 2,644 | 0 | #563 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
35.5% of babies named Della from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Silent Generation years (1928–1945). The full split by generation:
Where Della is most popular
The index compares Della's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Della.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | 3.54× | 2,051 |
| West Virginia | 3.30× | 1,005 |
| Arkansas | 2.38× | 845 |
| New Mexico | 2.28× | 436 |
| Mississippi | 2.22× | 932 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Della's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Della.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Della (1881).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data