Given name
Ordella
“of the beginning”
Ordella is a variant of Ordell. One Latin interpretation is “of the beginning.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ordella is a variant of Ordell. One Latin interpretation is “of the beginning.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Ordella is a variant of Ordell. An origin associated with Ordell is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1920. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ordella through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 36
- 0 boys · 36 girls
- Most popular year
- 1920
- 10 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 8 in 1930. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 10 in 1920.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Ordella’s family of names
Ordella has a related form in Ordell.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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