Ornella

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A few things about Ornella you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Ornella

Ornella Vanoni

Italian singer-songwriter (1934–2025)

Choose Ornella and your child shares a first name with Ornella Vanoni, an Italian singer-songwriter. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Ornella, like who?” Ornella Vanoni's Wikipedia article is available in 41 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 270,270 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Ornella, 6 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Ornella would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryOrnella first shows up in US birth records in 1968, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 57 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 1968, when it reached #7,016.
• 🍂TrendOrnella has slipped 2,118 places over the last five years and now sits at #13,208. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 💬MeaningIn Italian, Ornella means “flowering ash”.

About the name Ornella

Ornella is a girl name of Italian origin meaning “flowering ash”. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, starting with O and ending in “-lla”. US birth records list Ornella for girls from 1968 to 2025, in 33 of those 58 years. Its best year was 1968, when it ranked #7,016 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #13,208, with 6 babies.

Origin:Italian names