Della has been given to about 70,949 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1917, which makes it a Edwardian name.
Della ranks 563rd among American girls in 2025, with 533 born that year. Its best year was 1917, when 1,198 babies were given the name, ranking 168th. The typical living American called Della is about 68 years old today. It is relatively most common in North Dakota, where it accounts for 0.13% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.