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
- Peak · girls
- 1883 · 233 births
- Debut · girls
- 162 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 42,920since 1880
Estella over time
Rank among girls' names. Estella 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 | #509 | 581 | — | |
| 2024 | #502 | 609 | — | |
| 2023 | #610 | 489 | — | |
| 2022 | #499 | 633 | — | |
| 2021 | #659 | 452 | — | |
| 2020 | #731 | 375 | — | |
| 2019 | #784 | 354 | — | |
| 2018 | #747 | 370 | — | |
| 2017 | #779 | 352 | — | |
| 2016 | #905 | 307 | — | |
| 2015 | #877 | 317 | — | |
| 2014 | #956 | 280 | — | |
| 2013 | #889 | 289 | — | |
| 2012 | #884 | 300 | — | |
| 2011 | #1,054 | 234 | — | |
| 2010 | #1,004 | 250 | — | |
| 2009 | #1,121 | 225 | — | |
| 2008 | #1,227 | 206 | — | |
| 2007 | #1,233 | 201 | — | |
| 2006 | #1,314 | 178 | — | |
| 2005 | #1,173 | 196 | — | |
| 2004 | #1,118 | 204 | — | |
| 2003 | #1,687 | 113 | — | |
| 2002 | #1,821 | 98 | — | |
| 2001 | #2,304 | 69 | — | |
| 2000 | #2,306 | 67 | — | |
| 1999 | #2,343 | 63 | — | |
| 1998 | #2,164 | 66 | — | |
| 1997 | #2,622 | 48 | — | |
| 1996 | #2,058 | 67 | — | |
| 1995 | #2,516 | 50 | — | |
| 1994 | #2,295 | 57 | — | |
| 1993 | #2,090 | 65 | — | |
| 1992 | #1,908 | 73 | — | |
| 1991 | #1,958 | 71 | — | |
| 1990 | #2,234 | 57 | — | |
| 1989 | #2,027 | 62 | — | |
| 1988 | #1,802 | 69 | — | |
| 1987 | #1,699 | 71 | — | |
| 1986 | #1,717 | 68 | — | |
| 1985 | #1,588 | 75 | — | |
| 1984 | #1,511 | 75 | — | |
| 1983 | #1,400 | 84 | — | |
| 1982 | #1,363 | 90 | — | |
| 1981 | #1,227 | 106 | — | |
| 1980 | #1,276 | 100 | — | |
| 1979 | #1,154 | 115 | — | |
| 1978 | #1,231 | 101 | — | |
| 1977 | #1,079 | 120 | — | |
| 1976 | #1,139 | 103 | — | |
| 1975 | #1,043 | 114 | — | |
| 1974 | #979 | 125 | — | |
| 1973 | #882 | 142 | — | |
| 1972 | #1,105 | 101 | — | |
| 1971 | #980 | 129 | — | |
| 1970 | #884 | 150 | — | |
| 1969 | #907 | 136 | — | |
| 1968 | #767 | 169 | — | |
| 1967 | #743 | 174 | — | |
| 1966 | #713 | 189 | #3,948 | 5 |
| 1965 | #720 | 189 | — | |
| 1964 | #707 | 215 | — | |
| 1963 | #670 | 226 | — | |
| 1962 | #689 | 223 | — | |
| 1961 | #605 | 277 | — | |
| 1960 | #587 | 285 | — | |
| 1959 | #600 | 274 | — | |
| 1958 | #583 | 292 | — | |
| 1957 | #572 | 286 | — | |
| 1956 | #497 | 355 | — | |
| 1955 | #523 | 310 | — | |
| 1954 | #462 | 364 | — | |
| 1953 | #443 | 376 | — | |
| 1952 | #437 | 386 | — | |
| 1951 | #447 | 341 | — | |
| 1950 | #401 | 396 | #3,681 | 5 |
| 1949 | #378 | 428 | — | |
| 1948 | #400 | 399 | — | |
| 1947 | #384 | 432 | #3,733 | 5 |
| 1946 | #394 | 371 | — | |
| 1945 | #376 | 351 | — | |
| 1944 | #385 | 334 | — | |
| 1943 | #376 | 368 | — | |
| 1942 | #376 | 357 | — | |
| 1941 | #369 | 333 | — | |
| 1940 | #337 | 358 | #3,130 | 6 |
| 1939 | #324 | 370 | — | |
| 1938 | #352 | 333 | — | |
| 1937 | #336 | 348 | — | |
| 1936 | #328 | 356 | #3,549 | 5 |
| 1935 | #330 | 366 | #2,951 | 7 |
| 1934 | #324 | 371 | #3,277 | 6 |
| 1933 | #304 | 407 | — | |
| 1932 | #299 | 444 | — | |
| 1931 | #295 | 453 | — | |
| 1930 | #310 | 460 | — | |
| 1929 | #284 | 516 | — | |
| 1928 | #282 | 535 | — | |
| 1927 | #286 | 546 | — | |
| 1926 | #277 | 577 | — | |
| 1925 | #270 | 606 | — | |
| 1924 | #269 | 583 | — | |
| 1923 | #272 | 564 | — | |
| 1922 | #261 | 616 | — | |
| 1921 | #261 | 638 | — | |
| 1920 | #264 | 616 | — | |
| 1919 | #266 | 572 | — | |
| 1918 | #257 | 597 | — | |
| 1917 | #252 | 615 | — | |
| 1916 | #248 | 595 | #3,897 | 5 |
| 1915 | #242 | 599 | — | |
| 1914 | #237 | 514 | — | |
| 1913 | #222 | 465 | — | |
| 1912 | #227 | 394 | — | |
| 1911 | #194 | 364 | — | |
| 1910 | #181 | 377 | #1,421 | 6 |
| 1909 | #187 | 318 | — | |
| 1908 | #180 | 317 | — | |
| 1907 | #181 | 309 | — | |
| 1906 | #184 | 271 | — | |
| 1905 | #181 | 275 | — | |
| 1904 | #158 | 344 | — | |
| 1903 | #162 | 305 | — | |
| 1902 | #168 | 283 | — | |
| 1901 | #162 | 281 | — | |
| 1900 | #159 | 365 | — | |
| 1899 | #157 | 288 | — | |
| 1898 | #159 | 319 | — | |
| 1897 | #147 | 317 | — | |
| 1896 | #133 | 363 | — | |
| 1895 | #146 | 304 | — | |
| 1894 | #128 | 335 | — | |
| 1893 | #129 | 329 | — | |
| 1892 | #129 | 332 | — | |
| 1891 | #133 | 267 | — | |
| 1890 | #122 | 320 | — | |
| 1889 | #128 | 288 | #974 | 5 |
| 1888 | #121 | 303 | — | |
| 1887 | #117 | 260 | — | |
| 1886 | #118 | 246 | — | |
| 1885 | #110 | 246 | — | |
| 1884 | #116 | 222 | — | |
| 1883 | #106 | 233 | — | |
| 1882 | #110 | 198 | — | |
| 1881 | #111 | 163 | — | |
| 1880 | #111 | 162 | — | |
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 1956
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Texas#192 · 1 in 973
- Arizona#260 · 1 in 1,292
- New Mexico#280 · 1 in 1,568
- Mississippi#293 · 1 in 1,786
- California#340 · 1 in 2,607
Best ever in a state: #54 in New Mexico, 1921.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | #192 | 118 | 1 in 973 |
| Arizona | #260 | 10 | 1 in 1,292 |
| New Mexico | #280 | 7 | 1 in 1,568 |
| Mississippi | #293 | 15 | 1 in 1,786 |
| California | #340 | 60 | 1 in 2,607 |
| Kentucky | #399 | 8 | 1 in 4,193 |
| Arkansas | #416 | 5 | 1 in 3,776 |
| Florida | #465 | 9 | 1 in 4,777 |
| Georgia | #469 | 9 | 1 in 5,190 |
| Ohio | #492 | 16 | 1 in 6,711 |
| Alabama | #494 | 7 | 1 in 5,236 |
| Louisiana | #500 | 8 | 1 in 4,922 |
| North Carolina | #515 | 8 | 1 in 6,472 |
| Missouri | #558 | 6 | 1 in 7,464 |
| Indiana | #626 | 5 | 1 in 10,098 |
| Illinois | #630 | 11 | 1 in 9,537 |
| Pennsylvania | #744 | 7 | 1 in 16,540 |
| Michigan | #860 | 5 | 1 in 18,798 |
| New York | #984 | 7 | 1 in 23,536 |
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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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1883 at #106 (233 births)
- Births halved by 1972, 89 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 108 yrs · run 1880–1971
- Highest: 1 in 482 girls born in 1883 were named Estella (0.21%)
- Latest: 1 in 2,766 girls born in 2025 (0.04%)
- 13.5% of all girls named Estella (5,797) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 2,321 | #106 (1883) | #115 |
| 1890s | 3,174 | #122 (1890) | #138 |
| 1900s | 3,068 | #158 (1904) | #172 |
| 1910s | 5,092 | #181 (1910) | #233 |
| 1920s | 5,797 | #261 (1921) | #273 |
| 1930s | 3,908 | #295 (1931) | #320 |
| 1940s | 3,731 | #337 (1940) | #378 |
| 1950s | 3,380 | #401 (1950) | #497 |
| 1960s | 2,083 | #587 (1960) | #711 |
| 1970s | 1,200 | #882 (1973) | #1,048 |
| 1980s | 800 | #1,227 (1981) | #1,561 |
| 1990s | 617 | #1,908 (1992) | #2,219 |
| 2000s | 1,557 | #1,118 (2004) | #1,530 |
| 2010s | 3,053 | #747 (2018) | #888 |
| 2020s | 3,139 | #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 1956
Top girls' names in 1956
More about 1956
girls
2,007,703 girls got a published name in 1956; 1 in 5,656 of them was named Estella, which outranked 92.8% of the 6,891 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.