Girl nameCurrently #501 in the USRising

Estella

//ɛˈstɛlə//

3 syllablesPeak year: 19217 lettersStarts with E

Meaning & origin

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Estella's popularity over time

Yearly US births named Estella, Social Security Administration data
YearBirths named Estella
1880162
1881163
1882198
1883233
1884222
1885246
1886246
1887260
1888303
1889293
1890320
1891267
1892332
1893329
1894335
1895304
1896363
1897317
1898319
1899288
1900365
1901281
1902283
1903305
1904344
1905275
1906271
1907309
1908317
1909318
1910383
1911364
1912394
1913465
1914514
1915599
1916600
1917615
1918597
1919572
1920616
1921638
1922616
1923564
1924583
1925606
1926577
1927546
1928535
1929516
1930460
1931453
1932444
1933407
1934377
1935373
1936361
1937348
1938333
1939370
1940364
1941333
1942357
1943368
1944334
1945351
1946371
1947437
1948399
1949428
1950401
1951341
1952386
1953376
1954364
1955310
1956355
1957286
1958292
1959274
1960285
1961278
1962222
1963226
1964215
1965189
1966194
1967174
1968169
1969136
1970150
1971129
1972101
1973142
1974125
1975114
1976103
1977120
1978101
1979115
1980100
1981106
198290
198384
198475
198575
198668
198771
198869
198962
199057
199171
199273
199365
199457
199550
199667
199748
199866
199963
200067
200169
200298
2003113
2004204
2005196
2006178
2007201
2008206
2009225
2010250
2011234
2012300
2013289
2014280
2015317
2016307
2017352
2018370
2019354
2020374
2021452
2022633
2023488
2024608

Estella through the decades

  • Estella peaked in 1921, when 638 babies were named Estella in the US.
  • Over the last 10 years of data (2015–2024), use of Estella has risen 80% compared to the 10 years before that.
  • Estella currently ranks #501 in the US and is on the rise.

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