How Many People Are Named Ornella?
An estimated 229 people in the United States have the first name Ornella. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 18 years old, and Ornella peaked in popularity in 2013 with 12 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ornella as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Ornella paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
229
About 1 in 1,496,744 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
18
years old
Peak Year
2013
12 births
Total Registered
234
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ornella
Ornella is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 234 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Ornella as a female name
Ranked #13,077 in 2024
7 female births in 2024
Peak: 2013 (12 births)
Ornella: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ornella span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 82 babies were registered. While Ornella is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Ornella by Decade
How has Ornella tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Ornella by State
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Ornella: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ornella?
We estimate approximately 229 people named Ornella are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,496,744 Americans share this first name.
Is Ornella a common name?
Ornella is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 75.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 234 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ornella most popular?
Ornella reached peak popularity in 2013, when 12 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ornella is approximately 18 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ornella a female name?
Ornella is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ornella Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ornella Smith, Ornella Johnson, Ornella Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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