Given name & surname
Danella
“God is my judge”
Danella is a variant of Danielle. In Hebrew use, Danielle carries the interpretation “God is my judge.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Danella is a variant of Danielle. In Hebrew use, Danielle carries the interpretation “God is my judge.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1914. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Danella through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 870
- 0 boys · 870 girls
- Most popular year
- 2011
- 27 babies
- 2025
- 9
- #10,284 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −7%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 9 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 10,284 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 27 in 2011. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 851 as a first name in 2020; 280 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Danella’s family of names
Danella has a related form in Danielle. In Greek usage, Danella as a surname is a transliteration of Δανέλλα.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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