Estelle

#573 for girls in 2025, 523 births · Last seen for boys in 1943 at #3,538
Given to girls 99.7% of the time

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Peak · girls
1911 · 864 births
Debut · girls
119 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
56,410
since 1880

Estelle over time

girls

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

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201912peak #106, 1911girls
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#573523
2024#641462
2023#710398
2022#723405
2021#750380
2020#799340
2019#789351
2018#833326
2017#789348
2016#837343
2015#815344
2014#905301
2013#974258
2012#958265
2011#1,204199
2010#1,438158
2009#1,463159
2008#1,927109
2007#1,940106
2006#2,05096
2005#1,681118
2004#1,835103
2003#2,36870
2002#2,33169
2001#2,21173
2000#2,42663
1999#2,47158
1998#2,75648
1997#3,62631
1996#3,94227
1995#2,88041
1994#3,09837
1993#2,72544
1992#3,68029
1991#2,73843
1990#3,15635
1989#2,33850
1988#2,36946
1987#2,27647
1986#2,30044
1985#3,17028
1984#2,38240
1983#2,31041
1982#2,15047
1981#1,84859
1980#2,01452
1979#1,87456
1978#2,09245
1977#1,90152
1976#2,09941
1975#1,71355
1974#1,64656
1973#1,32976
1972#1,41469
1971#1,42773
1970#1,50566
1969#1,24281
1968#1,30172
1967#1,22775
1966#1,07895
1965#1,013106
1964#1,016112
1963#944125
1962#1,058104
1961#858154
1960#832153
1959#832152
1958#850144
1957#798160
1956#786158
1955#688185
1954#656195
1953#582231
1952#583221
1951#536244
1950#537240
1949#524246
1948#459303
1947#454324
1946#451295
1945#429277
1944#410307
1943#373370#3,5385
1942#370363
1941#348355
1940#324385
1939#331361
1938#293455
1937#311398
1936#276476
1935#266529#3,6455
1934#260581
1933#267521
1932#223747#3,0927
1931#218764
1930#209872#3,5926
1929#205909#3,9595
1928#1871,094#3,6976
1927#1731,239
1926#1861,113#3,1398
1925#1761,240#2,31313
1924#1801,266#3,8676
1923#1831,191#4,2395
1922#1681,331#3,2528
1921#1611,436#2,9869
1920#1581,460#3,8156
1919#1411,618#2,66510
1918#1391,702#2,26013
1917#1291,704#3,2177
1916#1221,772#2,7309
1915#1171,784#2,6219
1914#1121,432#3,2645
1913#1121,129
1912#1111,053#2,0457
1911#106864
1910#112749
1909#108669
1908#107675#1,3735
1907#110609
1906#120520
1905#124510
1904#128464
1903#136402
1902#121472
1901#133382
1900#118556
1899#129376
1898#128410
1897#115439
1896#121392
1895#124381
1894#135326#1,0745
1893#126335
1892#140295
1891#140254
1890#134277
1889#129286
1888#130274
1887#147170
1886#129216
1885#135183
1884#132182
1883#132151
1882#135133
1881#126127
1880#134119
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Estelle was already there! It came in at #134, and was given to 119 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1996–1997, when fewer than 32 girls a year got the name.

Where Estelle is popular in 1912

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Estelle, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Estelle, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Estelle, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #74 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 241 girlsNHWashington: #154 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 822 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Estelle, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Estelle, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Estelle, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #183 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,014 girlsMNIllinois: #78 for girls · 90 births · 1 in 314 girlsILWisconsin: #138 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 681 girlsWIMichigan: #169 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 936 girlsMINew York: #72 for girls · 160 births · 1 in 309 girlsNYMassachusetts: #100 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 482 girlsMARhode Island: #115 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 491 girlsRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Estelle, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Estelle, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Estelle, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Estelle, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Estelle, so not publishedIAIndiana: #240 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,895 girlsINOhio: #154 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 957 girlsOHPennsylvania: #114 for girls · 69 births · 1 in 664 girlsPANew Jersey: #60 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 271 girlsNJConnecticut: #73 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 297 girlsCTCalifornia: #163 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 817 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Estelle, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Estelle, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Estelle, so not publishedNEMissouri: #149 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 692 girlsMOKentucky: #149 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 620 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Estelle, so not publishedWVVirginia: #70 for girls · 55 births · 1 in 258 girlsVAMaryland: #99 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 475 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Estelle, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Estelle, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Estelle, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Estelle, so not publishedKSArkansas: #181 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 792 girlsARTennessee: #98 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 350 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #92 for girls · 54 births · 1 in 316 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #90 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 317 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Estelle, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #165 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 721 girlsOKLouisiana: #110 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 411 girlsLAMississippi: #129 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 529 girlsMSAlabama: #81 for girls · 56 births · 1 in 283 girlsALGeorgia: #90 for girls · 60 births · 1 in 330 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Estelle, so not publishedHITexas: #150 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 612 girlsTXFlorida: #94 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 300 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Jersey#60 · 1 in 271
  2. Virginia#70 · 1 in 258
  3. New York#72 · 1 in 309
  4. Connecticut#73 · 1 in 297
  5. New Hampshire#74 · 1 in 241

Best ever in a state: #47 in New Hampshire, 1929.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Jersey#60511 in 271
Virginia#70551 in 258
New York#721601 in 309
Connecticut#73191 in 297
New Hampshire#7461 in 241
Illinois#78901 in 314
Alabama#81561 in 283
Georgia#90601 in 330
South Carolina#90371 in 317
North Carolina#92541 in 316
Florida#94181 in 300
Tennessee#98381 in 350
Maryland#99141 in 475
Massachusetts#100371 in 482
Louisiana#110291 in 411
Pennsylvania#114691 in 664
Rhode Island#11551 in 491
Mississippi#129231 in 529
Wisconsin#138151 in 681
Kentucky#149221 in 620
Missouri#149221 in 692
Texas#150431 in 612
Ohio#154241 in 957
Washington#15451 in 822
California#163121 in 817
Oklahoma#165141 in 721
Michigan#169141 in 936
Arkansas#181121 in 792
Minnesota#18391 in 1,014
Indiana#24061 in 1,895
Alaska
Arizona
Colorado
Delaware
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Idaho
Iowa
Kansas
Maine
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Mexico
North Dakota
Oregon
South Dakota
Utah
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 Estelle
Momentum · girls
Rising
  • 68 spots since 2024 (#641#573)
  • 226 spots since 2020 (#799#573)
  • 242 spots since 2015 (#815#573)
  • Biggest jump: 246 spots in 2012 (#1,204#958)
  • Biggest drop: 200 spots in 1962 (#858#1,058)
Rise & fade · girls
31 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1911 at #106 (864 births)
  • Births halved by 1937, 26 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 97 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 97 yrs · run 1880–1961
Share of babies · girls
1 in 484
  • Highest: 1 in 484 girls born in 1911 were named Estelle (0.21%)
  • Latest: 1 in 3,073 girls born in 2025 (0.03%)
Era · girls
The 1910s
  • 24.5% of all girls named Estelle (13,807) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s1,841#126 (1881)#133
1890s3,485#115 (1897)#129
1900s5,259#107 (1908)#121
1910s13,807#106 (1911)#120
1920s12,279#158 (1920)#178
1930s5,704#209 (1930)#265
1940s3,225#324 (1940)#414
1950s1,930#536 (1951)#685
1960s1,077#832 (1960)#1,057
1970s589#1,329 (1973)#1,700
1980s454#1,848 (1981)#2,316
1990s393#2,471 (1999)#3,107
2000s966#1,463 (2009)#2,023
2010s2,893#789 (2019)#954
2020s2,508#573 (2025)#699

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.

Estelle in 1912

girls
#111
1,053 births · 1 in 530 girls
boys
#2,045
7 births · 1 in 61,420 boys

Top girls' names in 1912

  1. #1Mary32,304
  2. #2Helen16,133
  3. #3Dorothy12,645
  4. #4Margaret12,536
  5. #5Ruth11,280
  6. #6Mildred8,764
  7. #7Anna8,586
  8. #8Elizabeth8,527
  9. #9Frances6,680
  10. #10Marie6,642
  11. #111Estelle1,053

Top boys' names in 1912

  1. #1John24,588
  2. #2William19,626
  3. #3James17,644
  4. #4Robert12,836
  5. #5Joseph12,062
  6. #6George11,734
  7. #7Charles11,070
  8. #8Edward7,936
  9. #9Frank7,912
  10. #10Thomas6,087
  11. #2,045Estelle7
More about 1912

girls

558,119 girls got a published name in 1912; 1 in 530 of them was named Estelle, which outranked 96.8% of the 3,445 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Estelle
  1. #108Nancy1,078
  2. #109Eunice1,066
  3. #110Dora1,061
  4. #111Estelle1,053
  5. #112Daisy1,044
  6. #113Harriet1,043
  7. #114Sadie1,032
Biggest movers since 1911
Risers
  1. 712Jule#1,545#833
  2. 626Beula#1,545#919
  3. 602Noma#1,372#770
  4. 577Walter#1,372#795
  5. 490Izora#1,450#960
Fallers
  1. 912Mabell#932#1,844
  2. 602Justina#875#1,477
  3. 579Irine#898#1,477
  4. 579Sula#898#1,477
  5. 568Cordia#853#1,421

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

boys

429,942 boys got a published name in 1912; 1 in 61,420 of them was named Estelle, which outranked 29.6% of the 2,905 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Estelle
  1. #1,885Woodruff8
  2. #1,885Worley8
  3. #1,885Zachary8
  4. #2,045Estelle7
  5. #2,045Addis7
  6. #2,045Adolphe7
  7. #2,045Agnew7
  8. #2,269Abie6
  9. #2,269Acy6
  10. #2,269Ada6

Tied with 223 names at #2,045; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1911
Risers
  1. 864Arlo#1,740#876
  2. 848Guss#1,740#892
  3. 805Courtney#1,740#935
  4. 805Erling#1,740#935
  5. 805Masao#1,740#935
Fallers
  1. 1,688Rosendo#856#2,544
  2. 1,063Metro#982#2,045
  3. 1,057Lawyer#689#1,746
  4. 903Hymen#982#1,885
  5. 903Mathias#982#1,885

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

See the top 100 for 1912