Estell
Last seen for girls in 1983 at #10,275 · Last seen for boys in 1971 at #4,907
Given to girls 88.5% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1910 · 105 births
- Debut · girls
- 9 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 4,232since 1880
Estell over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
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| 1983 | #10,275 | 5 | — | |
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| 1981 | — | — | ||
| 1980 | #7,418 | 8 | — | |
| 1979 | #5,751 | 11 | — | |
| 1978 | — | — | ||
| 1977 | #9,652 | 5 | — | |
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| 1973 | #7,435 | 6 | — | |
| 1972 | #8,292 | 5 | — | |
| 1971 | #7,388 | 6 | #4,907 | 5 |
| 1970 | #7,070 | 6 | — | |
| 1969 | #5,456 | 8 | — | |
| 1968 | #7,016 | 5 | — | |
| 1967 | — | — | ||
| 1966 | — | — | ||
| 1965 | #4,831 | 8 | — | |
| 1964 | #4,096 | 11 | #3,601 | 6 |
| 1963 | #4,896 | 8 | — | |
| 1962 | #4,011 | 11 | — | |
| 1961 | #4,239 | 10 | — | |
| 1960 | #5,168 | 7 | #4,038 | 5 |
| 1959 | #4,031 | 10 | — | |
| 1958 | #4,520 | 8 | — | |
| 1957 | #3,696 | 11 | #3,552 | 6 |
| 1956 | #4,467 | 8 | — | |
| 1955 | #2,839 | 16 | — | |
| 1954 | #2,450 | 20 | — | |
| 1953 | #2,236 | 22 | #3,798 | 5 |
| 1952 | #2,074 | 24 | #2,875 | 8 |
| 1951 | #2,314 | 19 | — | |
| 1950 | #1,871 | 26 | #2,019 | 14 |
| 1949 | #1,882 | 26 | #2,453 | 10 |
| 1948 | #2,070 | 22 | — | |
| 1947 | #2,448 | 17 | #3,733 | 5 |
| 1946 | #1,723 | 27 | — | |
| 1945 | #1,418 | 32 | #2,393 | 9 |
| 1944 | #1,609 | 26 | #2,195 | 11 |
| 1943 | #1,527 | 30 | — | |
| 1942 | #1,497 | 30 | — | |
| 1941 | #1,310 | 34 | #3,133 | 6 |
| 1940 | #1,374 | 30 | #2,871 | 7 |
| 1939 | #1,424 | 27 | #2,288 | 10 |
| 1938 | #1,045 | 47 | #2,084 | 12 |
| 1937 | #1,160 | 38 | #2,479 | 9 |
| 1936 | #1,115 | 40 | — | |
| 1935 | #1,182 | 36 | #2,719 | 8 |
| 1934 | #981 | 49 | #1,783 | 16 |
| 1933 | #973 | 50 | #2,368 | 10 |
| 1932 | #816 | 70 | #2,101 | 13 |
| 1931 | #844 | 66 | #2,864 | 8 |
| 1930 | #768 | 84 | #2,781 | 9 |
| 1929 | #779 | 80 | #1,933 | 16 |
| 1928 | #773 | 86 | #1,822 | 18 |
| 1927 | #717 | 101 | #2,193 | 14 |
| 1926 | #690 | 111 | #2,725 | 10 |
| 1925 | #721 | 104 | #1,628 | 22 |
| 1924 | #705 | 111 | #3,505 | 7 |
| 1923 | #666 | 125 | #1,502 | 25 |
| 1922 | #632 | 135 | #1,434 | 27 |
| 1921 | #672 | 121 | #1,549 | 24 |
| 1920 | #576 | 155 | #1,543 | 24 |
| 1919 | #597 | 139 | #1,973 | 16 |
| 1918 | #587 | 148 | #2,543 | 11 |
| 1917 | #592 | 133 | #1,693 | 19 |
| 1916 | #619 | 119 | #1,265 | 28 |
| 1915 | #576 | 126 | #1,878 | 15 |
| 1914 | #518 | 117 | #2,101 | 10 |
| 1913 | #525 | 94 | #1,497 | 13 |
| 1912 | #464 | 105 | #1,619 | 10 |
| 1911 | #501 | 68 | — | |
| 1910 | #385 | 105 | #1,589 | 5 |
| 1909 | #468 | 64 | — | |
| 1908 | #448 | 65 | #1,021 | 8 |
| 1907 | #497 | 52 | — | |
| 1906 | #437 | 62 | #1,111 | 6 |
| 1905 | #510 | 44 | #1,233 | 5 |
| 1904 | #445 | 53 | — | |
| 1903 | #527 | 37 | — | |
| 1902 | #509 | 39 | — | |
| 1901 | #499 | 37 | — | |
| 1900 | #415 | 66 | #836 | 10 |
| 1899 | #449 | 42 | #1,051 | 5 |
| 1898 | #697 | 22 | — | |
| 1897 | #660 | 22 | — | |
| 1896 | #538 | 31 | #982 | 6 |
| 1895 | #638 | 23 | — | |
| 1894 | #494 | 33 | — | |
| 1893 | #487 | 31 | — | |
| 1892 | #685 | 18 | — | |
| 1891 | #589 | 20 | — | |
| 1890 | #499 | 27 | #994 | 5 |
| 1889 | #589 | 19 | — | |
| 1888 | #959 | 8 | — | |
| 1887 | #586 | 15 | — | |
| 1886 | #731 | 10 | — | |
| 1885 | #576 | 14 | — | |
| 1884 | #583 | 13 | — | |
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | #678 | 8 | — | |
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | #580 | 9 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Estell was already there! It came in at #580, and was given to 9 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1881, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Estell is popular in 1920
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- South Carolina#184 · 1 in 1,075
- Alabama#216 · 1 in 1,281
- Tennessee#256 · 1 in 1,859
- Mississippi#304 · 1 in 2,141
- Georgia#317 · 1 in 2,875
Best ever in a state: #140 in South Carolina, 1911.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | #184 | 23 | 1 in 1,075 |
| Alabama | #216 | 24 | 1 in 1,281 |
| Tennessee | #256 | 15 | 1 in 1,859 |
| Mississippi | #304 | 10 | 1 in 2,141 |
| Georgia | #317 | 13 | 1 in 2,875 |
| North Carolina | #359 | 10 | 1 in 3,734 |
| Virginia | #359 | 7 | 1 in 4,106 |
| Arkansas | #370 | 8 | 1 in 2,598 |
| Louisiana | #387 | 8 | 1 in 2,833 |
| Kentucky | #498 | 5 | 1 in 5,785 |
| Oklahoma | #507 | 5 | 1 in 5,099 |
| Texas | #520 | 14 | 1 in 4,072 |
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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 Estell
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1983
- Biggest jump: 370 spots in 1889 (#959 → #589)
- Biggest drop: 373 spots in 1888 (#586 → #959)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1910 at #385 (105 births)
- Births halved by 1933, 23 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 53 yrs · run 1884–1934
- Highest: 1 in 3,776 girls born in 1910 were named Estell (0.03%)
- Latest: 1 in 334,122 girls born in 1983 (0.00%)
- 27.3% of all girls named Estell (1,154) were born in this decade
- The majority has never changed
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 96 | #576 (1885) | #660 |
| 1890s | 269 | #449 (1899) | #574 |
| 1900s | 519 | #415 (1900) | #476 |
| 1910s | 1,154 | #385 (1910) | #536 |
| 1920s | 1,129 | #576 (1920) | #693 |
| 1930s | 507 | #768 (1930) | #1,031 |
| 1940s | 274 | #1,310 (1941) | #1,686 |
| 1950s | 164 | #1,871 (1950) | #3,050 |
| 1960s | 68 | #4,011 (1962) | #4,964 |
| 1970s | 39 | #5,751 (1979) | #7,598 |
| 1980s | 13 | #7,418 (1980) | #8,847 |
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.
Estell 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 7,731 of them was named Estell, which outranked 90.0% 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).
boys
1,064,356 boys got a published name in 1920; 1 in 44,348 of them was named Estell, which outranked 69.1% 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).
- #1,505Wash25
- #1,505Waverly25
- #1,505Windell25
- #1,543Estell24
- #1,543Allyn24
- #1,543Anastacio24
- #1,543Bayard24
- #1,592Alpha23
- #1,592Alwin23
- #1,592Amon23
Tied with 48 names at #1,543; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.