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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201927peak #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 1927

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Estelle, so not publishedAKMaine: #118 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 455 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Estelle, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #74 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 236 girlsNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Estelle, so not publishedWAIdaho: 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: #247 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,102 girlsMNIllinois: #178 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 1,182 girlsILWisconsin: #235 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,220 girlsWIMichigan: #244 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 2,094 girlsMINew York: #81 for girls · 316 births · 1 in 319 girlsNYMassachusetts: #96 for girls · 77 births · 1 in 446 girlsMARhode Island: #77 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 282 girlsRIOregon: #189 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,117 girlsORNevada: 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: #328 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,745 girlsINOhio: #281 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 2,749 girlsOHPennsylvania: #182 for girls · 69 births · 1 in 1,332 girlsPANew Jersey: #112 for girls · 59 births · 1 in 527 girlsNJConnecticut: #153 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 919 girlsCTCalifornia: #264 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,839 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: #261 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,886 girlsMOKentucky: #259 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,727 girlsKYWest Virginia: #414 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,072 girlsWVVirginia: #106 for girls · 61 births · 1 in 426 girlsVAMaryland: #129 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 662 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: #290 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,842 girlsARTennessee: #218 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,397 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #156 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 799 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #132 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 608 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #83 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 327 girlsDCOklahoma: #328 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,259 girlsOKLouisiana: #109 for girls · 53 births · 1 in 447 girlsLAMississippi: #163 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 739 girlsMSAlabama: #149 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 688 girlsALGeorgia: #162 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 838 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Estelle, so not publishedHITexas: #250 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 1,236 girlsTXFlorida: #167 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 755 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Hampshire#74 · 1 in 236
  2. Rhode Island#77 · 1 in 282
  3. New York#81 · 1 in 319
  4. District of Columbia#83 · 1 in 327
  5. Massachusetts#96 · 1 in 446

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Hampshire#74141 in 236
Rhode Island#77191 in 282
New York#813161 in 319
District of Columbia#83111 in 327
Massachusetts#96771 in 446
Virginia#106611 in 426
Louisiana#109531 in 447
New Jersey#112591 in 527
Maine#118141 in 455
Maryland#129211 in 662
South Carolina#132361 in 608
Alabama#149481 in 688
Connecticut#153131 in 919
North Carolina#156491 in 799
Georgia#162391 in 838
Mississippi#163321 in 739
Florida#167211 in 755
Illinois#178501 in 1,182
Pennsylvania#182691 in 1,332
Oregon#18951 in 1,117
Tennessee#218201 in 1,397
Wisconsin#235111 in 2,220
Michigan#244201 in 2,094
Minnesota#247101 in 2,102
Texas#250491 in 1,236
Kentucky#259171 in 1,727
Missouri#261161 in 1,886
California#264201 in 1,839
Ohio#281201 in 2,749
Arkansas#290111 in 1,842
Indiana#32871 in 3,745
Oklahoma#328111 in 2,259
West Virginia#41451 in 4,072
Alaska
Arizona
Colorado
Delaware
Hawaii
Idaho
Iowa
Kansas
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Mexico
North Dakota
South Dakota
Utah
Vermont
Washington
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 1927

girls
#173
1,239 births · 1 in 962 girls

Top girls' names in 1927

  1. #1Mary70,642
  2. #2Dorothy35,993
  3. #3Betty35,424
  4. #4Helen25,316
  5. #5Margaret21,964
  6. #6Ruth19,412
  7. #7Doris16,512
  8. #8Virginia15,734
  9. #9Shirley13,314
  10. #10Barbara13,161
  11. #173Estelle1,239
More about 1927

girls

1,192,431 girls got a published name in 1927; 1 in 962 of them was named Estelle, which outranked 96.9% of the 5,602 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Estelle
  1. #170Rebecca1,260
  2. #171Mable1,249
  3. #172Daisy1,242
  4. #173Estelle1,239
  5. #174Teresa1,211
  6. #175Bette1,189
  7. #176Eula1,188
Biggest movers since 1926
Risers
  1. 2,708Charmaine#3,564#856
  2. 1,519Kazuko#2,474#955
  3. 1,152Valencia#2,076#924
  4. 551Cherie#1,414#863
  5. 452Lita#1,148#696
Fallers
  1. 349Janell#748#1,097
  2. 330Sabina#931#1,261
  3. 319Clarine#942#1,261
  4. 298Shirlie#980#1,278
  5. 291Delilah#836#1,127

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

See the top 100 for 1927