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
- Peak · girls
- 1883 · 233 births
- Debut · girls
- 162 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 42,920since 1880
Estella over time
Rank among girls' names. Estella has never cracked the top 100 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #509 | 581 | — | |
| 2024 | #502 | 609 | — | |
| 2023 | #610 | 489 | — | |
| 2022 | #499 | 633 | — | |
| 2021 | #659 | 452 | — | |
| 2020 | #731 | 375 | — | |
| 2019 | #784 | 354 | — | |
| 2018 | #747 | 370 | — | |
| 2017 | #779 | 352 | — | |
| 2016 | #905 | 307 | — | |
| 2015 | #877 | 317 | — | |
| 2014 | #956 | 280 | — | |
| 2013 | #889 | 289 | — | |
| 2012 | #884 | 300 | — | |
| 2011 | #1,054 | 234 | — | |
| 2010 | #1,004 | 250 | — | |
| 2009 | #1,121 | 225 | — | |
| 2008 | #1,227 | 206 | — | |
| 2007 | #1,233 | 201 | — | |
| 2006 | #1,314 | 178 | — | |
| 2005 | #1,173 | 196 | — | |
| 2004 | #1,118 | 204 | — | |
| 2003 | #1,687 | 113 | — | |
| 2002 | #1,821 | 98 | — | |
| 2001 | #2,304 | 69 | — | |
| 2000 | #2,306 | 67 | — | |
| 1999 | #2,343 | 63 | — | |
| 1998 | #2,164 | 66 | — | |
| 1997 | #2,622 | 48 | — | |
| 1996 | #2,058 | 67 | — | |
| 1995 | #2,516 | 50 | — | |
| 1994 | #2,295 | 57 | — | |
| 1993 | #2,090 | 65 | — | |
| 1992 | #1,908 | 73 | — | |
| 1991 | #1,958 | 71 | — | |
| 1990 | #2,234 | 57 | — | |
| 1989 | #2,027 | 62 | — | |
| 1988 | #1,802 | 69 | — | |
| 1987 | #1,699 | 71 | — | |
| 1986 | #1,717 | 68 | — | |
| 1985 | #1,588 | 75 | — | |
| 1984 | #1,511 | 75 | — | |
| 1983 | #1,400 | 84 | — | |
| 1982 | #1,363 | 90 | — | |
| 1981 | #1,227 | 106 | — | |
| 1980 | #1,276 | 100 | — | |
| 1979 | #1,154 | 115 | — | |
| 1978 | #1,231 | 101 | — | |
| 1977 | #1,079 | 120 | — | |
| 1976 | #1,139 | 103 | — | |
| 1975 | #1,043 | 114 | — | |
| 1974 | #979 | 125 | — | |
| 1973 | #882 | 142 | — | |
| 1972 | #1,105 | 101 | — | |
| 1971 | #980 | 129 | — | |
| 1970 | #884 | 150 | — | |
| 1969 | #907 | 136 | — | |
| 1968 | #767 | 169 | — | |
| 1967 | #743 | 174 | — | |
| 1966 | #713 | 189 | #3,948 | 5 |
| 1965 | #720 | 189 | — | |
| 1964 | #707 | 215 | — | |
| 1963 | #670 | 226 | — | |
| 1962 | #689 | 223 | — | |
| 1961 | #605 | 277 | — | |
| 1960 | #587 | 285 | — | |
| 1959 | #600 | 274 | — | |
| 1958 | #583 | 292 | — | |
| 1957 | #572 | 286 | — | |
| 1956 | #497 | 355 | — | |
| 1955 | #523 | 310 | — | |
| 1954 | #462 | 364 | — | |
| 1953 | #443 | 376 | — | |
| 1952 | #437 | 386 | — | |
| 1951 | #447 | 341 | — | |
| 1950 | #401 | 396 | #3,681 | 5 |
| 1949 | #378 | 428 | — | |
| 1948 | #400 | 399 | — | |
| 1947 | #384 | 432 | #3,733 | 5 |
| 1946 | #394 | 371 | — | |
| 1945 | #376 | 351 | — | |
| 1944 | #385 | 334 | — | |
| 1943 | #376 | 368 | — | |
| 1942 | #376 | 357 | — | |
| 1941 | #369 | 333 | — | |
| 1940 | #337 | 358 | #3,130 | 6 |
| 1939 | #324 | 370 | — | |
| 1938 | #352 | 333 | — | |
| 1937 | #336 | 348 | — | |
| 1936 | #328 | 356 | #3,549 | 5 |
| 1935 | #330 | 366 | #2,951 | 7 |
| 1934 | #324 | 371 | #3,277 | 6 |
| 1933 | #304 | 407 | — | |
| 1932 | #299 | 444 | — | |
| 1931 | #295 | 453 | — | |
| 1930 | #310 | 460 | — | |
| 1929 | #284 | 516 | — | |
| 1928 | #282 | 535 | — | |
| 1927 | #286 | 546 | — | |
| 1926 | #277 | 577 | — | |
| 1925 | #270 | 606 | — | |
| 1924 | #269 | 583 | — | |
| 1923 | #272 | 564 | — | |
| 1922 | #261 | 616 | — | |
| 1921 | #261 | 638 | — | |
| 1920 | #264 | 616 | — | |
| 1919 | #266 | 572 | — | |
| 1918 | #257 | 597 | — | |
| 1917 | #252 | 615 | — | |
| 1916 | #248 | 595 | #3,897 | 5 |
| 1915 | #242 | 599 | — | |
| 1914 | #237 | 514 | — | |
| 1913 | #222 | 465 | — | |
| 1912 | #227 | 394 | — | |
| 1911 | #194 | 364 | — | |
| 1910 | #181 | 377 | #1,421 | 6 |
| 1909 | #187 | 318 | — | |
| 1908 | #180 | 317 | — | |
| 1907 | #181 | 309 | — | |
| 1906 | #184 | 271 | — | |
| 1905 | #181 | 275 | — | |
| 1904 | #158 | 344 | — | |
| 1903 | #162 | 305 | — | |
| 1902 | #168 | 283 | — | |
| 1901 | #162 | 281 | — | |
| 1900 | #159 | 365 | — | |
| 1899 | #157 | 288 | — | |
| 1898 | #159 | 319 | — | |
| 1897 | #147 | 317 | — | |
| 1896 | #133 | 363 | — | |
| 1895 | #146 | 304 | — | |
| 1894 | #128 | 335 | — | |
| 1893 | #129 | 329 | — | |
| 1892 | #129 | 332 | — | |
| 1891 | #133 | 267 | — | |
| 1890 | #122 | 320 | — | |
| 1889 | #128 | 288 | #974 | 5 |
| 1888 | #121 | 303 | — | |
| 1887 | #117 | 260 | — | |
| 1886 | #118 | 246 | — | |
| 1885 | #110 | 246 | — | |
| 1884 | #116 | 222 | — | |
| 1883 | #106 | 233 | — | |
| 1882 | #110 | 198 | — | |
| 1881 | #111 | 163 | — | |
| 1880 | #111 | 162 | — | |
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 1936
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Arizona#119 · 1 in 399
- Mississippi#145 · 1 in 645
- Colorado#176 · 1 in 792
- Texas#176 · 1 in 796
- New Mexico#198 · 1 in 810
Best ever in a state: #54 in New Mexico, 1921.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | #119 | 10 | 1 in 399 |
| Mississippi | #145 | 33 | 1 in 645 |
| Colorado | #176 | 10 | 1 in 792 |
| Texas | #176 | 69 | 1 in 796 |
| New Mexico | #198 | 6 | 1 in 810 |
| Alabama | #200 | 29 | 1 in 978 |
| Maryland | #210 | 7 | 1 in 1,588 |
| California | #211 | 30 | 1 in 1,227 |
| Georgia | #228 | 23 | 1 in 1,277 |
| Florida | #240 | 10 | 1 in 1,259 |
| Indiana | #278 | 8 | 1 in 2,899 |
| Arkansas | #306 | 9 | 1 in 1,922 |
| New Jersey | #306 | 6 | 1 in 3,918 |
| South Carolina | #337 | 7 | 1 in 2,852 |
| Tennessee | #354 | 8 | 1 in 3,302 |
| Michigan | #367 | 8 | 1 in 4,845 |
| Ohio | #380 | 9 | 1 in 5,211 |
| North Carolina | #409 | 7 | 1 in 5,090 |
| Oklahoma | #440 | 5 | 1 in 3,994 |
| Illinois | #449 | 8 | 1 in 6,318 |
| Pennsylvania | #498 | 8 | 1 in 8,881 |
| New York | #554 | 7 | 1 in 11,700 |
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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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1883 at #106 (233 births)
- Births halved by 1972, 89 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 108 yrs · run 1880–1971
- Highest: 1 in 482 girls born in 1883 were named Estella (0.21%)
- Latest: 1 in 2,766 girls born in 2025 (0.04%)
- 13.5% of all girls named Estella (5,797) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 2,321 | #106 (1883) | #115 |
| 1890s | 3,174 | #122 (1890) | #138 |
| 1900s | 3,068 | #158 (1904) | #172 |
| 1910s | 5,092 | #181 (1910) | #233 |
| 1920s | 5,797 | #261 (1921) | #273 |
| 1930s | 3,908 | #295 (1931) | #320 |
| 1940s | 3,731 | #337 (1940) | #378 |
| 1950s | 3,380 | #401 (1950) | #497 |
| 1960s | 2,083 | #587 (1960) | #711 |
| 1970s | 1,200 | #882 (1973) | #1,048 |
| 1980s | 800 | #1,227 (1981) | #1,561 |
| 1990s | 617 | #1,908 (1992) | #2,219 |
| 2000s | 1,557 | #1,118 (2004) | #1,530 |
| 2010s | 3,053 | #747 (2018) | #888 |
| 2020s | 3,139 | #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 1936
Top girls' names in 1936
Top boys' names in 1936
More about 1936
girls
1,040,390 girls got a published name in 1936; 1 in 2,922 of them was named Estella, which outranked 93.2% of the 4,856 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- ↓ 1,028Norita#713 → #1,741
- ↓ 506Vernetta#974 → #1,480
- ↓ 461Ozella#984 → #1,445
- ↓ 400Shirleyann#896 → #1,296
- ↓ 342Idell#925 → #1,267
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,037,205 boys got a published name in 1936; 1 in 207,441 of them was named Estella, which outranked 12.1% of the 4,037 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied with 488 names at #3,549; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.