Ornella
How to say it: or-NEL-luh · /ɔːrˈnɛlə/
Italian from 'ornello', flowering ash - literary coinage by D'Annunzio in 1904 play.
Ornella was the 12,786th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 6 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2010s, its births are down about 21% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #13,233 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among girls’ names, 2025 | #12,786 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 6 |
| Share of births | 1 in 552,557 |
| Peak decade | 2010s |
| Change over 10 years | −21% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #13,233 |
| In France, 2025 | #567 among girls’ names, 65 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Ornella is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.
What goes with it
Nicknames
- Nella
- Ella
Honouring a Ornella in the family
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Ornella is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in English, French, Italian.
In France: #567 for girls in 2025.
Famous people named Ornella
- Ornella Vanoni (1934–2025)Italian singer-songwriter
- Ornella Ferrara (born 1968)Italian marathon runner
- Ornella Oettl Reyes (born 1991)Peruvian alpine skier
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