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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201939peak #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 1939

  • 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: #500 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 7,674 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Estella, so not publishedWIMichigan: #422 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,928 girlsMINew York: #532 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 9,466 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: #269 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,800 girlsOHPennsylvania: #327 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 4,016 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Estella, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Estella, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #363 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 3,258 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Estella, so not publishedUTColorado: #220 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,256 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Estella, so not publishedNEMissouri: #301 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,682 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Estella, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: #288 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,346 girlsWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Estella, so not publishedVAMaryland: #265 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,404 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Estella, so not publishedDEArizona: #140 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 512 girlsAZNew Mexico: #130 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 427 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Estella, so not publishedKSArkansas: #277 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,654 girlsARTennessee: #370 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,880 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #256 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,755 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Estella, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Estella, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Estella, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #287 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,614 girlsLAMississippi: #211 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,050 girlsMSAlabama: #248 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,575 girlsALGeorgia: #218 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,111 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Estella, so not publishedHITexas: #178 for girls · 72 births · 1 in 792 girlsTXFlorida: #280 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,727 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Mexico#130 · 1 in 427
  2. Arizona#140 · 1 in 512
  3. Texas#178 · 1 in 792
  4. Mississippi#211 · 1 in 1,050
  5. Georgia#218 · 1 in 1,111

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#130131 in 427
Arizona#14091 in 512
Texas#178721 in 792
Mississippi#211211 in 1,050
Georgia#218281 in 1,111
Colorado#22071 in 1,256
Alabama#248181 in 1,575
North Carolina#256211 in 1,755
Maryland#26551 in 2,404
Ohio#269181 in 2,800
Arkansas#277111 in 1,654
Florida#28081 in 1,727
Louisiana#287141 in 1,614
West Virginia#28881 in 2,346
Missouri#301101 in 2,682
Pennsylvania#327181 in 4,016
California#363141 in 3,258
Tennessee#37071 in 3,880
Michigan#42271 in 5,928
Illinois#50071 in 7,674
New York#53291 in 9,466
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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 1939

girls
#324
370 births · 1 in 2,964 girls

Top girls' names in 1939

  1. #1Mary54,900
  2. #2Barbara37,257
  3. #3Patricia29,701
  4. #4Betty23,639
  5. #5Shirley20,447
  6. #6Carol20,166
  7. #7Nancy19,723
  8. #8Judith16,625
  9. #9Dorothy15,169
  10. #10Margaret14,949
  11. #324Estella370
More about 1939

girls

1,096,612 girls got a published name in 1939; 1 in 2,964 of them was named Estella, which outranked 93.5% of the 4,950 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Estella
  1. #321Lavonne374
  2. #322Celia373
  3. #322Leah373
  4. #324Estella370
  5. #325Lorna368
  6. #325Penelope368
  7. #327Sybil366
Biggest movers since 1938
Risers
  1. ↑ 880April#1,805 → #925
  2. ↑ 865Karel#1,703 → #838
  3. ↑ 725Hedy#1,650 → #925
  4. ↑ 722Vivien#1,703 → #981
  5. ↑ 709Karon#1,547 → #838
Fallers
  1. ↓ 712Eulalia#972 → #1,684
  2. ↓ 446Shelvia#955 → #1,401
  3. ↓ 358Naoma#992 → #1,350
  4. ↓ 304Imelda#890 → #1,194
  5. ↓ 279Helaine#870 → #1,149

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

See the top 100 for 1939 →