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
- Peak · girls
- 1911 · 864 births
- Debut · girls
- 119 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 56,410since 1880
Estelle over time
Rank among girls' names. Estelle 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 | #573 | 523 | — | |
| 2024 | #641 | 462 | — | |
| 2023 | #710 | 398 | — | |
| 2022 | #723 | 405 | — | |
| 2021 | #750 | 380 | — | |
| 2020 | #799 | 340 | — | |
| 2019 | #789 | 351 | — | |
| 2018 | #833 | 326 | — | |
| 2017 | #789 | 348 | — | |
| 2016 | #837 | 343 | — | |
| 2015 | #815 | 344 | — | |
| 2014 | #905 | 301 | — | |
| 2013 | #974 | 258 | — | |
| 2012 | #958 | 265 | — | |
| 2011 | #1,204 | 199 | — | |
| 2010 | #1,438 | 158 | — | |
| 2009 | #1,463 | 159 | — | |
| 2008 | #1,927 | 109 | — | |
| 2007 | #1,940 | 106 | — | |
| 2006 | #2,050 | 96 | — | |
| 2005 | #1,681 | 118 | — | |
| 2004 | #1,835 | 103 | — | |
| 2003 | #2,368 | 70 | — | |
| 2002 | #2,331 | 69 | — | |
| 2001 | #2,211 | 73 | — | |
| 2000 | #2,426 | 63 | — | |
| 1999 | #2,471 | 58 | — | |
| 1998 | #2,756 | 48 | — | |
| 1997 | #3,626 | 31 | — | |
| 1996 | #3,942 | 27 | — | |
| 1995 | #2,880 | 41 | — | |
| 1994 | #3,098 | 37 | — | |
| 1993 | #2,725 | 44 | — | |
| 1992 | #3,680 | 29 | — | |
| 1991 | #2,738 | 43 | — | |
| 1990 | #3,156 | 35 | — | |
| 1989 | #2,338 | 50 | — | |
| 1988 | #2,369 | 46 | — | |
| 1987 | #2,276 | 47 | — | |
| 1986 | #2,300 | 44 | — | |
| 1985 | #3,170 | 28 | — | |
| 1984 | #2,382 | 40 | — | |
| 1983 | #2,310 | 41 | — | |
| 1982 | #2,150 | 47 | — | |
| 1981 | #1,848 | 59 | — | |
| 1980 | #2,014 | 52 | — | |
| 1979 | #1,874 | 56 | — | |
| 1978 | #2,092 | 45 | — | |
| 1977 | #1,901 | 52 | — | |
| 1976 | #2,099 | 41 | — | |
| 1975 | #1,713 | 55 | — | |
| 1974 | #1,646 | 56 | — | |
| 1973 | #1,329 | 76 | — | |
| 1972 | #1,414 | 69 | — | |
| 1971 | #1,427 | 73 | — | |
| 1970 | #1,505 | 66 | — | |
| 1969 | #1,242 | 81 | — | |
| 1968 | #1,301 | 72 | — | |
| 1967 | #1,227 | 75 | — | |
| 1966 | #1,078 | 95 | — | |
| 1965 | #1,013 | 106 | — | |
| 1964 | #1,016 | 112 | — | |
| 1963 | #944 | 125 | — | |
| 1962 | #1,058 | 104 | — | |
| 1961 | #858 | 154 | — | |
| 1960 | #832 | 153 | — | |
| 1959 | #832 | 152 | — | |
| 1958 | #850 | 144 | — | |
| 1957 | #798 | 160 | — | |
| 1956 | #786 | 158 | — | |
| 1955 | #688 | 185 | — | |
| 1954 | #656 | 195 | — | |
| 1953 | #582 | 231 | — | |
| 1952 | #583 | 221 | — | |
| 1951 | #536 | 244 | — | |
| 1950 | #537 | 240 | — | |
| 1949 | #524 | 246 | — | |
| 1948 | #459 | 303 | — | |
| 1947 | #454 | 324 | — | |
| 1946 | #451 | 295 | — | |
| 1945 | #429 | 277 | — | |
| 1944 | #410 | 307 | — | |
| 1943 | #373 | 370 | #3,538 | 5 |
| 1942 | #370 | 363 | — | |
| 1941 | #348 | 355 | — | |
| 1940 | #324 | 385 | — | |
| 1939 | #331 | 361 | — | |
| 1938 | #293 | 455 | — | |
| 1937 | #311 | 398 | — | |
| 1936 | #276 | 476 | — | |
| 1935 | #266 | 529 | #3,645 | 5 |
| 1934 | #260 | 581 | — | |
| 1933 | #267 | 521 | — | |
| 1932 | #223 | 747 | #3,092 | 7 |
| 1931 | #218 | 764 | — | |
| 1930 | #209 | 872 | #3,592 | 6 |
| 1929 | #205 | 909 | #3,959 | 5 |
| 1928 | #187 | 1,094 | #3,697 | 6 |
| 1927 | #173 | 1,239 | — | |
| 1926 | #186 | 1,113 | #3,139 | 8 |
| 1925 | #176 | 1,240 | #2,313 | 13 |
| 1924 | #180 | 1,266 | #3,867 | 6 |
| 1923 | #183 | 1,191 | #4,239 | 5 |
| 1922 | #168 | 1,331 | #3,252 | 8 |
| 1921 | #161 | 1,436 | #2,986 | 9 |
| 1920 | #158 | 1,460 | #3,815 | 6 |
| 1919 | #141 | 1,618 | #2,665 | 10 |
| 1918 | #139 | 1,702 | #2,260 | 13 |
| 1917 | #129 | 1,704 | #3,217 | 7 |
| 1916 | #122 | 1,772 | #2,730 | 9 |
| 1915 | #117 | 1,784 | #2,621 | 9 |
| 1914 | #112 | 1,432 | #3,264 | 5 |
| 1913 | #112 | 1,129 | — | |
| 1912 | #111 | 1,053 | #2,045 | 7 |
| 1911 | #106 | 864 | — | |
| 1910 | #112 | 749 | — | |
| 1909 | #108 | 669 | — | |
| 1908 | #107 | 675 | #1,373 | 5 |
| 1907 | #110 | 609 | — | |
| 1906 | #120 | 520 | — | |
| 1905 | #124 | 510 | — | |
| 1904 | #128 | 464 | — | |
| 1903 | #136 | 402 | — | |
| 1902 | #121 | 472 | — | |
| 1901 | #133 | 382 | — | |
| 1900 | #118 | 556 | — | |
| 1899 | #129 | 376 | — | |
| 1898 | #128 | 410 | — | |
| 1897 | #115 | 439 | — | |
| 1896 | #121 | 392 | — | |
| 1895 | #124 | 381 | — | |
| 1894 | #135 | 326 | #1,074 | 5 |
| 1893 | #126 | 335 | — | |
| 1892 | #140 | 295 | — | |
| 1891 | #140 | 254 | — | |
| 1890 | #134 | 277 | — | |
| 1889 | #129 | 286 | — | |
| 1888 | #130 | 274 | — | |
| 1887 | #147 | 170 | — | |
| 1886 | #129 | 216 | — | |
| 1885 | #135 | 183 | — | |
| 1884 | #132 | 182 | — | |
| 1883 | #132 | 151 | — | |
| 1882 | #135 | 133 | — | |
| 1881 | #126 | 127 | — | |
| 1880 | #134 | 119 | — | |
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 1920
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Rhode Island#86 · 1 in 330
- Connecticut#89 · 1 in 383
- Virginia#93 · 1 in 359
- New York#93 · 1 in 392
- District of Columbia#99 · 1 in 471
Best ever in a state: #47 in New Hampshire, 1929.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island | #86 | 17 | 1 in 330 |
| Connecticut | #89 | 36 | 1 in 383 |
| New York | #93 | 252 | 1 in 392 |
| Virginia | #93 | 80 | 1 in 359 |
| District of Columbia | #99 | 7 | 1 in 471 |
| South Carolina | #103 | 60 | 1 in 412 |
| Georgia | #107 | 83 | 1 in 450 |
| Florida | #108 | 25 | 1 in 421 |
| North Carolina | #109 | 80 | 1 in 467 |
| New Hampshire | #112 | 8 | 1 in 450 |
| Maine | #115 | 16 | 1 in 422 |
| New Jersey | #116 | 60 | 1 in 527 |
| Massachusetts | #119 | 60 | 1 in 604 |
| Maryland | #123 | 23 | 1 in 648 |
| Louisiana | #127 | 45 | 1 in 504 |
| Alabama | #129 | 55 | 1 in 559 |
| Illinois | #133 | 84 | 1 in 704 |
| Mississippi | #160 | 30 | 1 in 714 |
| Tennessee | #161 | 36 | 1 in 775 |
| Pennsylvania | #171 | 76 | 1 in 1,282 |
| Wisconsin | #173 | 21 | 1 in 1,163 |
| Texas | #180 | 72 | 1 in 792 |
| Michigan | #191 | 28 | 1 in 1,348 |
| Oklahoma | #201 | 26 | 1 in 981 |
| Missouri | #208 | 24 | 1 in 1,278 |
| Kentucky | #211 | 23 | 1 in 1,258 |
| Arkansas | #218 | 19 | 1 in 1,094 |
| North Dakota | #230 | 5 | 1 in 1,505 |
| Ohio | #231 | 28 | 1 in 1,975 |
| Washington | #233 | 6 | 1 in 1,750 |
| California | #252 | 16 | 1 in 1,759 |
| Indiana | #252 | 12 | 1 in 2,206 |
| West Virginia | #253 | 11 | 1 in 1,681 |
| Kansas | #369 | 5 | 1 in 3,309 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Colorado | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
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| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| Oregon | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| 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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1911 at #106 (864 births)
- Births halved by 1937, 26 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 97 yrs · run 1880–1961
- Highest: 1 in 484 girls born in 1911 were named Estelle (0.21%)
- Latest: 1 in 3,073 girls born in 2025 (0.03%)
- 24.5% of all girls named Estelle (13,807) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,841 | #126 (1881) | #133 |
| 1890s | 3,485 | #115 (1897) | #129 |
| 1900s | 5,259 | #107 (1908) | #121 |
| 1910s | 13,807 | #106 (1911) | #120 |
| 1920s | 12,279 | #158 (1920) | #178 |
| 1930s | 5,704 | #209 (1930) | #265 |
| 1940s | 3,225 | #324 (1940) | #414 |
| 1950s | 1,930 | #536 (1951) | #685 |
| 1960s | 1,077 | #832 (1960) | #1,057 |
| 1970s | 589 | #1,329 (1973) | #1,700 |
| 1980s | 454 | #1,848 (1981) | #2,316 |
| 1990s | 393 | #2,471 (1999) | #3,107 |
| 2000s | 966 | #1,463 (2009) | #2,023 |
| 2010s | 2,893 | #789 (2019) | #954 |
| 2020s | 2,508 | #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 1920
Top girls' names in 1920
Top boys' names in 1920
More about 1920
girls
1,198,289 girls got a published name in 1920; 1 in 821 of them was named Estelle, which outranked 97.3% of the 5,767 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,064,356 boys got a published name in 1920; 1 in 177,393 of them was named Estelle, which outranked 23.5% of the 4,989 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).