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 1935
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Rhode Island#104 · 1 in 460
- New Hampshire#108 · 1 in 520
- New York#127 · 1 in 662
- Maryland#144 · 1 in 824
- Massachusetts#144 · 1 in 1,108
Best ever in a state: #47 in New Hampshire, 1929.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island | #104 | 9 | 1 in 460 |
| New Hampshire | #108 | 6 | 1 in 520 |
| New York | #127 | 125 | 1 in 662 |
| Maryland | #144 | 14 | 1 in 824 |
| Massachusetts | #144 | 25 | 1 in 1,108 |
| New Jersey | #159 | 22 | 1 in 1,067 |
| South Carolina | #176 | 22 | 1 in 932 |
| Virginia | #179 | 23 | 1 in 995 |
| Connecticut | #195 | 6 | 1 in 1,575 |
| Louisiana | #202 | 23 | 1 in 894 |
| Maine | #202 | 5 | 1 in 1,260 |
| North Carolina | #215 | 28 | 1 in 1,307 |
| Pennsylvania | #243 | 29 | 1 in 2,468 |
| Georgia | #259 | 18 | 1 in 1,682 |
| Illinois | #262 | 21 | 1 in 2,401 |
| Alabama | #266 | 17 | 1 in 1,721 |
| Wisconsin | #266 | 8 | 1 in 2,830 |
| Florida | #282 | 7 | 1 in 1,782 |
| Ohio | #293 | 14 | 1 in 3,269 |
| Kentucky | #304 | 11 | 1 in 2,418 |
| Mississippi | #310 | 10 | 1 in 2,206 |
| California | #323 | 13 | 1 in 2,686 |
| Michigan | #324 | 10 | 1 in 3,800 |
| Tennessee | #371 | 7 | 1 in 3,906 |
| Texas | #429 | 18 | 1 in 3,153 |
| Missouri | #431 | 5 | 1 in 5,268 |
| Arkansas | #442 | 5 | 1 in 3,790 |
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| 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 1935
Top girls' names in 1935
Top boys' names in 1935
More about 1935
girls
1,048,577 girls got a published name in 1935; 1 in 1,982 of them was named Estelle, which outranked 94.6% of the 4,893 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
- ↑ 2,736Norita#3,449 → #713
- ↑ 1,073Shelby#1,913 → #840
- ↑ 672Darla#1,344 → #672
- ↑ 396Shirleyann#1,292 → #896
- ↑ 375Loris#1,236 → #861
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,041,351 boys got a published name in 1935; 1 in 208,270 of them was named Estelle, which outranked 12.1% of the 4,146 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied with 501 names at #3,645; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.