girl's name

Ornela

  • Origin French
  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 6
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 307

Ornela is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 5 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Ornela is a name of French origin.
  • Peaked in France in 2007, when 15 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade in France.
  • Today about 1 in 117,911 babies in France is given this name.
  • First appears in birth records in 1984.

Ornela over time

Births per decade in France, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

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Births named Ornela by decade in France
Decade Births
1980s 20
1990s 55
2000s 95
2010s 60
2020s (to 2025) 35

How popular is Ornela?

In 2025, Ornela was given to 5 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Ornela is used

France #3,450 5 in 2025
England & Wales #6,122 3 in 2021

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Ornela

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Ornela also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Ornela over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Ornela

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Ornela — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Ornela

How popular is the name Ornela?

In 2025, Ornela was given to 5 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Is Ornela a girl's or a boy's name?

Ornela is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Ornela most popular?

Ornela peaked in 2007, when 15 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.

Is Ornela a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Ornela currently ranks #3,450 in France. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.