Fun Facts About the Name Danella
- 870 babies named Danella: U.S. records list 870 babies given the name Danella from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Danella Mean?
Danella is a feminine name usually understood as an elaboration of Daniela or Danielle, the feminine forms of Daniel. Daniel comes from the Hebrew Daniyyel, built from din ("to judge") and El ("God"), so the customary meaning is "God is my judge." In Danella the ending is the common feminine suffix -ella, a diminutive and affectionate ending found in several European languages; the same ending produces Daniella.
A second explanation treats Danella as a blend of the independent names Dana and Ella, which would give it no connection to Daniel. Dana has its own separate roots, and Ella has its own separate roots, so this reading would change the meaning entirely. The Daniel-based explanation is the one more often given, but the name is rare and its precise origin is not firmly documented. The literal Hebrew phrase and the customary English rendering are the same here: "God is my judge."
Danella Name History & Origins
Danella belongs to the large group of feminine names built on the Hebrew name Daniel. The biblical Daniel, a Jewish exile at the Babylonian court, is the source of the Greek and Latin Daniel, and from that name came feminine forms such as Italian, Spanish, and German Daniela and French and English Danielle. Across these languages the feminine forms were often extended with diminutive endings - Italian -ella, French -elle - which produced shapes like Daniella. Danella fits that pattern: it trims the middle of the source name and adds -ella.
Because the name is uncommon, it has no notable religious, royal, or literary history of its own, and it should not be confused with the much older and better documented Daniela and Danielle. Its shape also overlaps with the unrelated names Ella and Dana, and it is occasionally found as a surname; in English-speaking countries surnames sometimes cross over into given-name use, which may account for some of its appearances.
How Popular is the Name Danella?
Danella has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2011. Its best rank was #2,466 in 1943.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #10,284 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 2024 | #13,838 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2023 | #15,736 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2022 | #12,546 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2019 | #10,680 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2017 | #10,895 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2016 | #9,572 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2015 | #10,316 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2014 | #8,156 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2013 | #10,445 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2012 | #7,219 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2011 | #5,097 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 2010 | #6,716 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2009 | #9,534 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2008 | #8,217 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2007 | #6,380 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2006 | #7,570 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2004 | #14,591 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2003 | #14,293 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2002 | #12,522 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2001 | #15,922 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2000 | #8,700 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1999 | #9,685 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1998 | #11,405 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1997 | #14,251 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1996 | #8,979 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1995 | #9,800 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1994 | #8,279 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1993 | #7,620 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1991 | #9,545 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1990 | #6,201 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1989 | #6,633 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1988 | #7,247 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1987 | #8,991 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1986 | #5,848 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1985 | #6,118 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1984 | #8,362 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1983 | #6,828 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1982 | #4,762 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1981 | #5,640 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1980 | #4,775 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1979 | #4,888 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 1978 | #3,656 | 20 | 0.0013% |
| 1977 | #5,266 | 12 | 0.0008% |
| 1976 | #3,997 | 16 | 0.0011% |
| 1975 | #4,915 | 12 | 0.0008% |
| 1974 | #5,070 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1973 | #4,192 | 14 | 0.0010% |
| 1972 | #4,343 | 13 | 0.0009% |
| 1971 | #6,125 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1970 | #7,247 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1969 | #3,649 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1968 | #3,829 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1967 | #6,170 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1966 | #3,777 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1965 | #3,433 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1964 | #4,692 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1963 | #4,965 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1962 | #5,997 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1961 | #3,820 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1960 | #4,234 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1959 | #4,706 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1958 | #4,595 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1957 | #4,274 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1956 | #6,135 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1955 | #3,425 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1953 | #3,522 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1952 | #3,067 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1950 | #3,732 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1949 | #4,317 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1948 | #3,948 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1947 | #2,550 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1946 | #3,728 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1945 | #3,188 | 9 | 0.0007% |
| 1944 | #3,766 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1943 | #2,466 | 14 | 0.0010% |
| 1942 | #3,229 | 9 | 0.0007% |
| 1932 | #3,098 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1929 | #4,177 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1928 | #3,840 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1927 | #4,966 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1924 | #5,239 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1916 | #4,573 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1914 | #3,279 | 6 | 0.0008% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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