Estella

#509 for girls in 2025, 581 births · Last seen for boys in 1966 at #3,948
Given to girls 99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
1883 · 233 births
Debut · girls
162 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
42,920
since 1880

Estella over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Estella has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201910peak #106, 1883girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
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2025#509581—
2024#502609—
2023#610489—
2022#499633—
2021#659452—
2020#731375—
2019#784354—
2018#747370—
2017#779352—
2016#905307—
2015#877317—
2014#956280—
2013#889289—
2012#884300—
2011#1,054234—
2010#1,004250—
2009#1,121225—
2008#1,227206—
2007#1,233201—
2006#1,314178—
2005#1,173196—
2004#1,118204—
2003#1,687113—
2002#1,82198—
2001#2,30469—
2000#2,30667—
1999#2,34363—
1998#2,16466—
1997#2,62248—
1996#2,05867—
1995#2,51650—
1994#2,29557—
1993#2,09065—
1992#1,90873—
1991#1,95871—
1990#2,23457—
1989#2,02762—
1988#1,80269—
1987#1,69971—
1986#1,71768—
1985#1,58875—
1984#1,51175—
1983#1,40084—
1982#1,36390—
1981#1,227106—
1980#1,276100—
1979#1,154115—
1978#1,231101—
1977#1,079120—
1976#1,139103—
1975#1,043114—
1974#979125—
1973#882142—
1972#1,105101—
1971#980129—
1970#884150—
1969#907136—
1968#767169—
1967#743174—
1966#713189#3,9485
1965#720189—
1964#707215—
1963#670226—
1962#689223—
1961#605277—
1960#587285—
1959#600274—
1958#583292—
1957#572286—
1956#497355—
1955#523310—
1954#462364—
1953#443376—
1952#437386—
1951#447341—
1950#401396#3,6815
1949#378428—
1948#400399—
1947#384432#3,7335
1946#394371—
1945#376351—
1944#385334—
1943#376368—
1942#376357—
1941#369333—
1940#337358#3,1306
1939#324370—
1938#352333—
1937#336348—
1936#328356#3,5495
1935#330366#2,9517
1934#324371#3,2776
1933#304407—
1932#299444—
1931#295453—
1930#310460—
1929#284516—
1928#282535—
1927#286546—
1926#277577—
1925#270606—
1924#269583—
1923#272564—
1922#261616—
1921#261638—
1920#264616—
1919#266572—
1918#257597—
1917#252615—
1916#248595#3,8975
1915#242599—
1914#237514—
1913#222465—
1912#227394—
1911#194364—
1910#181377#1,4216
1909#187318—
1908#180317—
1907#181309—
1906#184271—
1905#181275—
1904#158344—
1903#162305—
1902#168283—
1901#162281—
1900#159365—
1899#157288—
1898#159319—
1897#147317—
1896#133363—
1895#146304—
1894#128335—
1893#129329—
1892#129332—
1891#133267—
1890#122320—
1889#128288#9745
1888#121303—
1887#117260—
1886#118246—
1885#110246—
1884#116222—
1883#106233—
1882#110198—
1881#111163—
1880#111162—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Estella was already there! It came in at #111, and was given to 162 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1993–2001, when fewer than 70 girls a year got the name.

Where Estella is popular in 1910

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Estella, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Estella, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Estella, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Estella, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Estella, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Estella, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Estella, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Estella, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Estella, so not publishedMNIllinois: #290 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,627 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Estella, so not publishedWIMichigan: #238 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,735 girlsMINew York: #283 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,243 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Estella, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Estella, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Estella, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Estella, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Estella, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Estella, so not publishedSDIowa: #155 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 817 girlsIAIndiana: #148 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 821 girlsINOhio: #111 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 576 girlsOHPennsylvania: #142 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 930 girlsPANew Jersey: #212 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,729 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Estella, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 girls named Estella, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Estella, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Estella, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Estella, so not publishedNEMissouri: #195 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,093 girlsMOKentucky: #223 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,330 girlsKYWest Virginia: #147 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 635 girlsWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Estella, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Estella, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Estella, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Estella, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Estella, so not publishedNMKansas: #186 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 957 girlsKSArkansas: #181 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 754 girlsARTennessee: #200 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,048 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #134 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 630 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #146 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 720 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Estella, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #208 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,039 girlsOKLouisiana: #197 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 971 girlsLAMississippi: #103 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 388 girlsMSAlabama: #142 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 624 girlsALGeorgia: #102 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 410 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Estella, so not publishedHITexas: #151 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 604 girlsTXFlorida: #128 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 503 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Georgia#102 · 1 in 410
  2. Mississippi#103 · 1 in 388
  3. Ohio#111 · 1 in 576
  4. Florida#128 · 1 in 503
  5. North Carolina#134 · 1 in 630

Best ever in a state: #54 in New Mexico, 1921.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Georgia#102381 in 410
Mississippi#103271 in 388
Ohio#111261 in 576
Florida#12881 in 503
North Carolina#134201 in 630
Alabama#142211 in 624
Pennsylvania#142341 in 930
South Carolina#146131 in 720
West Virginia#14791 in 635
Indiana#14891 in 821
Texas#151321 in 604
Iowa#15571 in 817
Arkansas#181101 in 754
Kansas#18651 in 957
Missouri#195101 in 1,093
Louisiana#197101 in 971
Tennessee#200101 in 1,048
Oklahoma#20871 in 1,039
New Jersey#21251 in 1,729
Kentucky#22381 in 1,330
Michigan#23851 in 1,735
New York#283101 in 3,243
Illinois#29071 in 2,627
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Estella
Momentum · girls
Rising
  • 7 spots since 2024 (#502 → #509)
  • 222 spots since 2020 (#731 → #509)
  • 368 spots since 2015 (#877 → #509)
  • Biggest jump: 223 spots in 1973 (#1,105 → #882)
  • Biggest drop: 140 spots in 1969 (#767 → #907)
Rise & fade · girls
3 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1883 at #106 (233 births)
  • Births halved by 1972, 89 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 108 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 108 yrs · run 1880–1971
Share of babies · girls
1 in 482
  • Highest: 1 in 482 girls born in 1883 were named Estella (0.21%)
  • Latest: 1 in 2,766 girls born in 2025 (0.04%)
Era · girls
The 1920s
  • 13.5% of all girls named Estella (5,797) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s2,321#106 (1883)#115
1890s3,174#122 (1890)#138
1900s3,068#158 (1904)#172
1910s5,092#181 (1910)#233
1920s5,797#261 (1921)#273
1930s3,908#295 (1931)#320
1940s3,731#337 (1940)#378
1950s3,380#401 (1950)#497
1960s2,083#587 (1960)#711
1970s1,200#882 (1973)#1,048
1980s800#1,227 (1981)#1,561
1990s617#1,908 (1992)#2,219
2000s1,557#1,118 (2004)#1,530
2010s3,053#747 (2018)#888
2020s3,139#499 (2022)#585

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Estella in 1910

girls
#181
377 births · 1 in 1,052 girls
boys
#1,421
6 births · 1 in 32,368 boys

Top girls' names in 1910

  1. #1Mary22,848
  2. #2Helen10,479
  3. #3Margaret8,226
  4. #4Dorothy7,318
  5. #5Ruth7,212
  6. #6Anna6,436
  7. #7Elizabeth5,800
  8. #8Mildred5,692
  9. #9Marie4,790
  10. #10Alice4,671
  11. #181Estella377

Top boys' names in 1910

  1. #1John11,450
  2. #2James9,194
  3. #3William8,844
  4. #4Robert5,609
  5. #5George5,441
  6. #6Joseph5,228
  7. #7Charles4,784
  8. #8Frank3,768
  9. #9Edward3,407
  10. #10Henry2,899
  11. #1,421Estella6
More about 1910

girls

396,503 girls got a published name in 1910; 1 in 1,052 of them was named Estella, which outranked 93.5% of the 2,790 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Estella
  1. #178Flossie387
  2. #179Jeanette382
  3. #180Olga381
  4. #181Estella377
  5. #181Janie377
  6. #183Bonnie374
  7. #183Luella374
  8. #185Winifred370

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1909
Risers
  1. ↑ 960Alys#1,957 → #997
  2. ↑ 849Lannie#1,763 → #914
  3. ↑ 766Luz#1,763 → #997
  4. ↑ 762Vivien#1,607 → #845
  5. ↑ 693Buna#1,607 → #914
Fallers
  1. ↓ 864Earl#909 → #1,773
  2. ↓ 864Fleta#909 → #1,773
  3. ↓ 783Elba#990 → #1,773
  4. ↓ 644Odile#990 → #1,634
  5. ↓ 576Claribel#845 → #1,421

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

194,208 boys got a published name in 1910; 1 in 32,368 of them was named Estella, which outranked 22.7% of the 1,839 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Estella
  1. #1,314Young7
  2. #1,314Zeb7
  3. #1,314Zollie7
  4. #1,421Estella6
  5. #1,421Adell6
  6. #1,421Afton6
  7. #1,421Agustin6
  8. #1,589Adelard5
  9. #1,589Aime5
  10. #1,589Albino5

Tied with 167 names at #1,421; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1909
Risers
  1. ↑ 711Emma#1,440 → #729
  2. ↑ 679Arturo#1,277 → #598
  3. ↑ 679Sammy#1,277 → #598
  4. ↑ 658Tracy#1,440 → #782
  5. ↑ 623Issac#1,277 → #654
Fallers
  1. ↓ 833Hadley#756 → #1,589
  2. ↓ 785Cedric#804 → #1,589
  3. ↓ 707Waymon#714 → #1,421
  4. ↓ 696Hughie#893 → #1,589
  5. ↓ 696Maceo#893 → #1,589

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1910 →