Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Della

#479 most common girls' name of all time · #882 across all names · <1% boys / >99% girls · used 1880–2025

Rank among girls
#479
Rank overall
#882 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
70,949
Since 2016
3,797
Peak year
1917 #168
Best rank
#60 1881
Girls Boys peak 1,198/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Della is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 533 — 533 #563
2024 520 — 520 #579
2023 453 — 453 #645
2022 449 — 449 #660
2021 405 — 405 #710
2020 284 — 284 #915
2019 339 — 339 #808
2018 314 — 314 #864
2017 252 — 252 #1,027
2016 248 — 248 #1,051
2015 218 — 218 #1,155
2014 194 — 194 #1,248
2013 164 — 164 #1,399
2012 174 — 174 #1,346
2011 120 — 120 #1,722
2010 133 — 133 #1,621
2009 115 — 115 #1,848
2008 77 — 77 #2,462
2007 68 — 68 #2,684
2006 87 — 87 #2,206
2005 78 — 78 #2,296
2004 75 — 75 #2,309
2003 68 — 68 #2,413
2002 62 — 62 #2,527
2001 44 — 44 #3,142
2000 45 — 45 #3,070
1999 50 — 50 #2,737
1998 37 — 37 #3,301
1997 42 — 42 #2,875
1996 54 — 54 #2,398
1995 53 — 53 #2,422
1994 57 — 57 #2,295
1993 49 — 49 #2,533
1992 59 — 59 #2,239
1991 55 — 55 #2,321
1990 56 — 56 #2,259
1989 79 — 79 #1,718
1988 64 — 64 #1,911
1987 62 — 62 #1,860
1986 84 — 84 #1,484
1985 59 — 59 #1,882
1984 74 — 74 #1,535
1983 90 — 90 #1,329
1982 96 — 96 #1,308
1981 98 — 98 #1,294
1980 108 — 108 #1,216
1979 115 — 115 #1,154
1978 119 — 119 #1,096
1977 180 — 180 #832
1976 145 — 145 #908
1975 165 — 165 #823
1974 165 — 165 #815
1973 173 — 173 #774
1972 204 — 204 #708
1971 247 — 247 #656
1970 291 — 291 #599
1969 291 — 291 #579
1968 324 — 324 #529
1967 326 — 326 #522
1966 369 — 369 #487
1965 389 — 389 #481
1964 469 — 469 #453
1963 535 — 535 #418
1962 520 — 520 #427
1961 615 — 615 #389
1960 745 — 745 #353
1959 676 — 676 #366
1958 663 — 663 #359
1957 538 — 538 #393
1956 542 — 542 #383
1955 590 — 590 #359
1954 591 — 591 #354
1953 550 — 550 #363
1952 614 — 614 #334
1951 654 — 654 #308
1950 620 — 620 #312
1949 574 — 574 #324
1948 611 — 611 #310
1947 732 — 732 #286
1946 588 — 588 #305
1945 532 — 532 #297
1944 635 — 635 #276
1943 682 — 682 #269
1942 681 — 681 #262
1941 673 7 680 #250
1940 650 — 650 #248
1939 680 — 680 #239
1938 748 — 748 #223
1937 787 — 787 #213
1936 721 5 726 #225
1935 774 — 774 #221
1934 796 — 796 #220
1933 850 5 855 #206
1932 844 6 850 #213
1931 863 6 869 #210
1930 887 — 887 #207
1929 866 6 872 #211
1928 897 8 905 #209
1927 946 8 954 #208
1926 1,009 6 1,015 #196
1925 1,028 6 1,034 #197
1924 1,050 12 1,062 #200
1923 1,125 6 1,131 #192
1922 1,155 5 1,160 #185
1921 1,153 — 1,153 #187
1920 1,137 — 1,137 #183
1919 1,190 5 1,195 #175
1918 1,162 — 1,162 #177
1917 1,192 6 1,198 #168
1916 1,172 6 1,178 #165
1915 1,086 — 1,086 #169
1914 879 — 879 #165
1913 789 7 796 #151
1912 733 — 733 #148
1911 645 7 652 #130
1910 602 — 602 #137
1909 568 — 568 #125
1908 549 — 549 #124
1907 582 — 582 #114
1906 557 — 557 #113
1905 593 — 593 #109
1904 607 6 613 #102
1903 611 — 611 #96
1902 609 — 609 #96
1901 534 — 534 #100
1900 748 — 748 #90
1899 595 5 600 #91
1898 656 — 656 #91
1897 624 — 624 #87
1896 642 — 642 #85
1895 648 5 653 #86
1894 681 — 681 #77
1893 660 — 660 #76
1892 666 — 666 #76
1891 607 — 607 #74
1890 631 — 631 #72
1889 606 — 606 #72
1888 621 6 627 #71
1887 496 — 496 #74
1886 565 — 565 #67
1885 500 — 500 #71
1884 541 — 541 #65
1883 453 — 453 #66
1882 447 — 447 #66
1881 428 — 428 #60
1880 391 — 391 #66