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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201929peak #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 1929

  • 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: #341 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 3,804 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Estella, so not publishedWIMichigan: #286 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,802 girlsMINew York: #493 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 8,782 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: fewer than 5 girls named Estella, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Estella, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Estella, so not publishedINOhio: #272 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,704 girlsOHPennsylvania: #231 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 2,303 girlsPANew Jersey: #319 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,168 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Estella, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #226 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,374 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Estella, so not publishedUTColorado: #196 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,038 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Estella, so not publishedNEMissouri: #330 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,074 girlsMOKentucky: #272 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,890 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Estella, so not publishedWVVirginia: #305 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,968 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Estella, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Estella, so not publishedDEArizona: #165 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 610 girlsAZNew Mexico: #67 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 242 girlsNMKansas: #294 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,335 girlsKSArkansas: #211 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,014 girlsARTennessee: #269 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,979 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #308 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,760 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #256 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,939 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Estella, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #343 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,534 girlsOKLouisiana: #240 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,260 girlsLAMississippi: #121 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 467 girlsMSAlabama: #226 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,365 girlsALGeorgia: #143 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 683 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Estella, so not publishedHITexas: #195 for girls · 66 births · 1 in 914 girlsTXFlorida: #202 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,023 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Mexico#67 · 1 in 242
  2. Mississippi#121 · 1 in 467
  3. Georgia#143 · 1 in 683
  4. Arizona#165 · 1 in 610
  5. Texas#195 · 1 in 914

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#67171 in 242
Mississippi#121461 in 467
Georgia#143441 in 683
Arizona#16571 in 610
Texas#195661 in 914
Colorado#19681 in 1,038
Florida#202121 in 1,023
Arkansas#211181 in 1,014
Alabama#226221 in 1,365
California#226261 in 1,374
Pennsylvania#231361 in 2,303
Louisiana#240171 in 1,260
South Carolina#256101 in 1,939
Tennessee#269131 in 1,979
Kentucky#272141 in 1,890
Ohio#272191 in 2,704
Michigan#286151 in 2,802
Kansas#29461 in 2,335
Virginia#30581 in 2,968
North Carolina#308131 in 2,760
New Jersey#31971 in 4,168
Missouri#33091 in 3,074
Illinois#341151 in 3,804
Oklahoma#34391 in 2,534
New York#493111 in 8,782
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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 1929

girls
#284
516 births · 1 in 2,164 girls

Top girls' names in 1929

  1. #1Mary63,512
  2. #2Betty36,675
  3. #3Dorothy31,476
  4. #4Helen20,983
  5. #5Margaret19,212
  6. #6Doris16,498
  7. #7Barbara16,038
  8. #8Ruth16,021
  9. #9Shirley14,576
  10. #10Patricia13,624
  11. #284Estella516
More about 1929

girls

1,116,561 girls got a published name in 1929; 1 in 2,164 of them was named Estella, which outranked 94.6% of the 5,277 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Estella
  1. #281Elinor527
  2. #282Ola523
  3. #283Effie520
  4. #284Estella516
  5. #285Elvira514
  6. #286Jimmie513
  7. #287Jackie512
Biggest movers since 1928
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,951Dorla#2,623 → #672
  2. ↑ 797Ingrid#1,738 → #941
  3. ↑ 534Sydell#1,502 → #968
  4. ↑ 521Elenor#1,502 → #981
  5. ↑ 406Jeanine#888 → #482
Fallers
  1. ↓ 937Joline#888 → #1,825
  2. ↓ 259Mafalda#936 → #1,195
  3. ↓ 250Lorelei#994 → #1,244
  4. ↓ 249Ardelle#888 → #1,137
  5. ↓ 234Charmaine#420 → #654

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

See the top 100 for 1929 →