How Many People Are Named Ornella?
people named Ornella are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,442,130 people in the US has this name
Based on 240 babies named Ornella in Social Security records from 1968 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
12 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Created by the Italian author Gabriele d'Annunzio for his novel 'La Figlia di Jorio' (1904). It is derived from Tuscan Italian ornello meaning "flowering ash tree".
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Ornella in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Ornella alive today is about 17 years old, and 84% are under 30. Half of them were between 7 and 24 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Ornella first appears in the records in 1968 and was given most often in 2013, to 12 babies. In 2025, 6 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1968 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Ornella has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #7,844, in 1968. In 2025 it ranked #14,482.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #14,482 |
| Best rank | #7,844 (1968) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #11,626 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Ornella alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Ornella were born in Florida than in any other state: about 5 of those alive today.
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