Ornella

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Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: Italian

Meaning

Ornella is an Italian feminine given name, probably derived from ornello, "flowering ash tree". It was coined by Gabriele D'Annunzio in his 1904 play The Daughter of Iorio and popularized by the fame of singer Ornella Vanoni and, later, of actress Ornella Muti.

From Wikipedia

Ornella first appears in the data in 1999 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2000 with 71 babies (rank #297 that year). In 2024 it was given to 5 girls (rank #1,733). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Ornella

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Ornella yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

716
Total babies (all years)
21
Years in the data
71
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
199967#297
200071#297
200156#335
200252#354
200364#308
200444#411
200547#383
200637#456
200733#494
200833#519
200932#525
201038#448
201126#594
201222#664
201320#700
201418#761
201519#716
201615#858
20228#1,206
20239#1,102
20245#1,733