Estella

#509 for girls in 2025, 581 births · Last seen for boys in 1966 at #3,948
Given to girls 99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
1883 · 233 births
Debut · girls
162 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
42,920
since 1880

Estella over time

girls

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

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201918peak #106, 1883girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
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2025#509581—
2024#502609—
2023#610489—
2022#499633—
2021#659452—
2020#731375—
2019#784354—
2018#747370—
2017#779352—
2016#905307—
2015#877317—
2014#956280—
2013#889289—
2012#884300—
2011#1,054234—
2010#1,004250—
2009#1,121225—
2008#1,227206—
2007#1,233201—
2006#1,314178—
2005#1,173196—
2004#1,118204—
2003#1,687113—
2002#1,82198—
2001#2,30469—
2000#2,30667—
1999#2,34363—
1998#2,16466—
1997#2,62248—
1996#2,05867—
1995#2,51650—
1994#2,29557—
1993#2,09065—
1992#1,90873—
1991#1,95871—
1990#2,23457—
1989#2,02762—
1988#1,80269—
1987#1,69971—
1986#1,71768—
1985#1,58875—
1984#1,51175—
1983#1,40084—
1982#1,36390—
1981#1,227106—
1980#1,276100—
1979#1,154115—
1978#1,231101—
1977#1,079120—
1976#1,139103—
1975#1,043114—
1974#979125—
1973#882142—
1972#1,105101—
1971#980129—
1970#884150—
1969#907136—
1968#767169—
1967#743174—
1966#713189#3,9485
1965#720189—
1964#707215—
1963#670226—
1962#689223—
1961#605277—
1960#587285—
1959#600274—
1958#583292—
1957#572286—
1956#497355—
1955#523310—
1954#462364—
1953#443376—
1952#437386—
1951#447341—
1950#401396#3,6815
1949#378428—
1948#400399—
1947#384432#3,7335
1946#394371—
1945#376351—
1944#385334—
1943#376368—
1942#376357—
1941#369333—
1940#337358#3,1306
1939#324370—
1938#352333—
1937#336348—
1936#328356#3,5495
1935#330366#2,9517
1934#324371#3,2776
1933#304407—
1932#299444—
1931#295453—
1930#310460—
1929#284516—
1928#282535—
1927#286546—
1926#277577—
1925#270606—
1924#269583—
1923#272564—
1922#261616—
1921#261638—
1920#264616—
1919#266572—
1918#257597—
1917#252615—
1916#248595#3,8975
1915#242599—
1914#237514—
1913#222465—
1912#227394—
1911#194364—
1910#181377#1,4216
1909#187318—
1908#180317—
1907#181309—
1906#184271—
1905#181275—
1904#158344—
1903#162305—
1902#168283—
1901#162281—
1900#159365—
1899#157288—
1898#159319—
1897#147317—
1896#133363—
1895#146304—
1894#128335—
1893#129329—
1892#129332—
1891#133267—
1890#122320—
1889#128288#9745
1888#121303—
1887#117260—
1886#118246—
1885#110246—
1884#116222—
1883#106233—
1882#110198—
1881#111163—
1880#111162—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Estella was already there! It came in at #111, and was given to 162 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1993–2001, when fewer than 70 girls a year got the name.

Where Estella is popular in 1918

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Estella, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Estella, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Estella, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Estella, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Estella, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Estella, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Estella, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Estella, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Estella, so not publishedMNIllinois: #286 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 2,818 girlsILWisconsin: #285 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,776 girlsWIMichigan: #256 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,443 girlsMINew York: #360 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 5,058 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Estella, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Estella, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Estella, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Estella, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Estella, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #206 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,076 girlsSDIowa: #259 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,000 girlsIAIndiana: #358 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,326 girlsINOhio: #244 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 2,370 girlsOHPennsylvania: #223 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 2,263 girlsPANew Jersey: #244 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,876 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Estella, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #402 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,842 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Estella, so not publishedUTColorado: #153 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 748 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Estella, so not publishedNEMissouri: #354 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,073 girlsMOKentucky: #266 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,931 girlsKYWest Virginia: #295 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,196 girlsWVVirginia: #299 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,015 girlsVAMaryland: #202 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,527 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Estella, so not publishedDEArizona: #165 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 639 girlsAZNew Mexico: #140 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 533 girlsNMKansas: #269 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,993 girlsKSArkansas: #174 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 750 girlsARTennessee: #248 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,714 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #171 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 997 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #222 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,553 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Estella, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #322 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,122 girlsOKLouisiana: #199 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 942 girlsLAMississippi: #124 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 521 girlsMSAlabama: #205 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,164 girlsALGeorgia: #134 for girls · 58 births · 1 in 592 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Estella, so not publishedHITexas: #231 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 1,077 girlsTXFlorida: #112 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 444 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Florida#112 · 1 in 444
  2. Mississippi#124 · 1 in 521
  3. Georgia#134 · 1 in 592
  4. New Mexico#140 · 1 in 533
  5. Colorado#153 · 1 in 748

Best ever in a state: #54 in New Mexico, 1921.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Florida#112221 in 444
Mississippi#124371 in 521
Georgia#134581 in 592
New Mexico#14071 in 533
Colorado#153111 in 748
Arizona#16551 in 639
North Carolina#171341 in 997
Arkansas#174261 in 750
Louisiana#199221 in 942
Maryland#20291 in 1,527
Alabama#205231 in 1,164
South Dakota#20661 in 1,076
South Carolina#222141 in 1,553
Pennsylvania#223441 in 2,263
Texas#231461 in 1,077
New Jersey#244111 in 2,876
Ohio#244231 in 2,370
Tennessee#248151 in 1,714
Michigan#256151 in 2,443
Iowa#259111 in 2,000
Kentucky#266141 in 1,931
Kansas#26981 in 1,993
Wisconsin#28591 in 2,776
Illinois#286221 in 2,818
West Virginia#29581 in 2,196
Virginia#29991 in 3,015
Oklahoma#322111 in 2,122
Missouri#354101 in 3,073
Indiana#35861 in 4,326
New York#360201 in 5,058
California#40261 in 3,842
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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 Estella
Momentum · girls
Rising
  • 7 spots since 2024 (#502 → #509)
  • 222 spots since 2020 (#731 → #509)
  • 368 spots since 2015 (#877 → #509)
  • Biggest jump: 223 spots in 1973 (#1,105 → #882)
  • Biggest drop: 140 spots in 1969 (#767 → #907)
Rise & fade · girls
3 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1883 at #106 (233 births)
  • Births halved by 1972, 89 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 108 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 108 yrs · run 1880–1971
Share of babies · girls
1 in 482
  • Highest: 1 in 482 girls born in 1883 were named Estella (0.21%)
  • Latest: 1 in 2,766 girls born in 2025 (0.04%)
Era · girls
The 1920s
  • 13.5% of all girls named Estella (5,797) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s2,321#106 (1883)#115
1890s3,174#122 (1890)#138
1900s3,068#158 (1904)#172
1910s5,092#181 (1910)#233
1920s5,797#261 (1921)#273
1930s3,908#295 (1931)#320
1940s3,731#337 (1940)#378
1950s3,380#401 (1950)#497
1960s2,083#587 (1960)#711
1970s1,200#882 (1973)#1,048
1980s800#1,227 (1981)#1,561
1990s617#1,908 (1992)#2,219
2000s1,557#1,118 (2004)#1,530
2010s3,053#747 (2018)#888
2020s3,139#499 (2022)#585

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.

Estella in 1918

girls
#257
597 births · 1 in 1,939 girls

Top girls' names in 1918

  1. #1Mary67,365
  2. #2Helen36,148
  3. #3Dorothy32,030
  4. #4Margaret27,139
  5. #5Ruth25,535
  6. #6Mildred17,258
  7. #7Virginia16,421
  8. #8Frances16,132
  9. #9Elizabeth15,853
  10. #10Anna15,666
  11. #257Estella597
More about 1918

girls

1,157,631 girls got a published name in 1918; 1 in 1,939 of them was named Estella, which outranked 95.4% of the 5,585 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Estella
  1. #254Carmen637
  2. #255Nannie631
  3. #256Sophia629
  4. #257Estella597
  5. #258Imogene590
  6. #259Leah588
  7. #260Bette582
Biggest movers since 1917
Risers
  1. ↑ 547Jesse#1,507 → #960
  2. ↑ 494Liberty#1,079 → #585
  3. ↑ 389Marilynn#1,337 → #948
  4. ↑ 312Margueritte#1,281 → #969
  5. ↑ 306Syble#807 → #501
Fallers
  1. ↓ 447Valentine#964 → #1,411
  2. ↓ 428Ottie#952 → #1,380
  3. ↓ 354Delora#923 → #1,277
  4. ↓ 318Georgene#896 → #1,214
  5. ↓ 299Clifford#904 → #1,203

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

See the top 100 for 1918 →