Given name
Daniella
“God is my judge”
In English use, Daniella has a related form in Danielle. In Hebrew use, Danielle carries the interpretation “God is my judge.” In English use, Daniella has a related form in Daniel. Daniel means “God is my judge” in Hebrew.
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Daniella has a related form in Danielle. In Hebrew use, Danielle carries the interpretation “God is my judge.” In English use, Daniella has a related form in Daniel. Daniel means “God is my judge” in Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Daniella has a related form in Daniel. Daniel is a Hebrew biblical name used in Jewish naming traditions and in languages including English, French, German, Polish, and Czech.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English use, Daniella has a related form in Daniel. The shared background comes through Daniel: Daniel’s Hebrew meaning has remained closely tied to its biblical identity. In Ireland, Daniel has also served as an English-language substitute for Gaelic Domhnall, a separate historical use.
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The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1951. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In English use, Daniella has a related form in Daniel. The history of Daniel gives this family its wider story. The biblical Daniel is remembered for interpreting dreams and surviving the lions’ den. His story was a favourite subject of medieval miracle plays, giving the name a life in performance as well as scripture.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Daniella through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 33,895
- 6 boys · 33,889 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 1,171 babies
- 2025
- 657
- #468 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −21%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 657 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 468 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 20.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 1,171 in 2007. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (104). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 30,594 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Daniella’s family of names
In English usage, Daniella has a diminutive in Danny. In English usage, Daniella has a related form in Daniel. In English usage, Daniella has a related form in Danielle.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Daniella has relatives in 4 languages.
5 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 6
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Daniella
- Daniella MonetAmerican actress, singer, and entrepreneurborn 1989
- Daniella AlonsoAmerican actressborn 1978
- Daniella PinedaAmerican actressborn 1987
- Daniella SarahybaBrazilian modelborn 1984
- Daniella CicarelliBrazilian modelborn 1978
- Daniella OkekeNigerian actressborn 1977
- Daniella WeissIsraeli settlement movement activistborn 1945
- Daniella KerteszIsraeli actressborn 1989
- Daniella PerezBrazilian actress and ballet dancer (1970–1992)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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