Given name & surname
Orella
“announcement from the gods”
Orella is a variant of Orela. One Latin interpretation is “announcement from the gods.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Orella is a variant of Orela. One Latin interpretation is “announcement from the gods.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Orella is a variant of Orela. An origin associated with Orela is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1906. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Orella through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 108
- 0 boys · 108 girls
- Most popular year
- 1919
- 16 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 5 in 1938. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 16 in 1919. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 163 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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>99% girls
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>99% girls
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