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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202021peak #106, 1883girls
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
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 2021

  • 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: #365 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,554 girlsWAIdaho: 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: #520 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,228 girlsMNIllinois: #514 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 2,305 girlsILWisconsin: #398 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,652 girlsWIMichigan: #618 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,949 girlsMINew York: #973 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 5,417 girlsNYMassachusetts: #853 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,971 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Estella, so not publishedRIOregon: #389 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,527 girlsORNevada: 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: #386 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,461 girlsIAIndiana: #453 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,892 girlsINOhio: #528 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 2,430 girlsOHPennsylvania: #630 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 3,049 girlsPANew Jersey: #795 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,047 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Estella, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #541 for girls · 65 births · 1 in 2,685 girlsCAUtah: #560 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,418 girlsUTColorado: #633 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,766 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Estella, so not publishedNEMissouri: #526 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,248 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Estella, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Estella, so not publishedWVVirginia: #791 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,842 girlsVAMaryland: #704 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,160 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Estella, so not publishedDEArizona: #436 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,849 girlsAZNew Mexico: #231 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 715 girlsNMKansas: #347 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,287 girlsKSArkansas: #495 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,813 girlsARTennessee: #594 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,602 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #1,412 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 9,015 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #677 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,954 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Estella, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #705 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,974 girlsOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Estella, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Estella, so not publishedMSAlabama: #832 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,815 girlsALGeorgia: #907 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,529 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Estella, so not publishedHITexas: #832 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 4,319 girlsTXFlorida: #751 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 3,981 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Mexico#231 · 1 in 715
  2. Kansas#347 · 1 in 1,287
  3. Washington#365 · 1 in 1,554
  4. Iowa#386 · 1 in 1,461
  5. Oregon#389 · 1 in 1,527

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#23171 in 715
Kansas#34791 in 1,287
Washington#365191 in 1,554
Iowa#38681 in 1,461
Oregon#38991 in 1,527
Wisconsin#398131 in 1,652
Arizona#436151 in 1,849
Indiana#453151 in 1,892
Arkansas#49561 in 1,813
Illinois#514211 in 2,305
Minnesota#520101 in 2,228
Missouri#526111 in 2,248
Ohio#528201 in 2,430
California#541651 in 2,685
Utah#56071 in 2,418
Tennessee#594121 in 2,602
Michigan#618131 in 2,949
Pennsylvania#630161 in 3,049
Colorado#63381 in 2,766
South Carolina#67761 in 2,954
Maryland#70471 in 3,160
Oklahoma#70551 in 2,974
Florida#751211 in 3,981
Virginia#79191 in 3,842
New Jersey#79591 in 4,047
Alabama#83251 in 3,815
Texas#832361 in 4,319
Massachusetts#85351 in 4,971
Georgia#907101 in 4,529
New York#973151 in 5,417
North Carolina#1,41251 in 9,015
Alaska
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Idaho
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Mississippi
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
North Dakota
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Vermont
West Virginia
Wyoming

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 2021

girls
#659
452 births · 1 in 3,630 girls

Top girls' names in 2021

  1. #1Olivia17,847
  2. #2Emma15,549
  3. #3Charlotte13,368
  4. #4Amelia13,041
  5. #5Ava12,873
  6. #6Sophia12,585
  7. #7Isabella11,309
  8. #8Mia11,177
  9. #9Evelyn9,495
  10. #10Harper8,448
  11. #659Estella452
More about 2021

girls

1,640,861 girls got a published name in 2021; 1 in 3,630 of them was named Estella, which outranked 96.3% of the 17,676 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Estella
  1. #655Milan456
  2. #657Yara454
  3. #658Aliana453
  4. #659Estella452
  5. #660Cheyenne451
  6. #660Emmie451
  7. #660Rosa451
Biggest movers since 2020
Risers
  1. 437Raya#932#495
  2. 396Wrenley#893#497
  3. 298Angelique#1,173#875
  4. 283Emberlynn#1,241#958
  5. 276Flora#924#648
Fallers
  1. 475Denisse#852#1,327
  2. 347Denise#876#1,223
  3. 267Karen#821#1,088
  4. 227Keily#854#1,081
  5. 227Nathalie#911#1,138

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

See the top 100 for 2021