Estelle

#573 for girls in 2025, 523 births · Last seen for boys in 1943 at #3,538
Given to girls 99.7% of the time

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Peak · girls
1911 · 864 births
Debut · girls
119 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
56,410
since 1880

Estelle over time

girls

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

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201958peak #106, 1911girls
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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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2025#573523—
2024#641462—
2023#710398—
2022#723405—
2021#750380—
2020#799340—
2019#789351—
2018#833326—
2017#789348—
2016#837343—
2015#815344—
2014#905301—
2013#974258—
2012#958265—
2011#1,204199—
2010#1,438158—
2009#1,463159—
2008#1,927109—
2007#1,940106—
2006#2,05096—
2005#1,681118—
2004#1,835103—
2003#2,36870—
2002#2,33169—
2001#2,21173—
2000#2,42663—
1999#2,47158—
1998#2,75648—
1997#3,62631—
1996#3,94227—
1995#2,88041—
1994#3,09837—
1993#2,72544—
1992#3,68029—
1991#2,73843—
1990#3,15635—
1989#2,33850—
1988#2,36946—
1987#2,27647—
1986#2,30044—
1985#3,17028—
1984#2,38240—
1983#2,31041—
1982#2,15047—
1981#1,84859—
1980#2,01452—
1979#1,87456—
1978#2,09245—
1977#1,90152—
1976#2,09941—
1975#1,71355—
1974#1,64656—
1973#1,32976—
1972#1,41469—
1971#1,42773—
1970#1,50566—
1969#1,24281—
1968#1,30172—
1967#1,22775—
1966#1,07895—
1965#1,013106—
1964#1,016112—
1963#944125—
1962#1,058104—
1961#858154—
1960#832153—
1959#832152—
1958#850144—
1957#798160—
1956#786158—
1955#688185—
1954#656195—
1953#582231—
1952#583221—
1951#536244—
1950#537240—
1949#524246—
1948#459303—
1947#454324—
1946#451295—
1945#429277—
1944#410307—
1943#373370#3,5385
1942#370363—
1941#348355—
1940#324385—
1939#331361—
1938#293455—
1937#311398—
1936#276476—
1935#266529#3,6455
1934#260581—
1933#267521—
1932#223747#3,0927
1931#218764—
1930#209872#3,5926
1929#205909#3,9595
1928#1871,094#3,6976
1927#1731,239—
1926#1861,113#3,1398
1925#1761,240#2,31313
1924#1801,266#3,8676
1923#1831,191#4,2395
1922#1681,331#3,2528
1921#1611,436#2,9869
1920#1581,460#3,8156
1919#1411,618#2,66510
1918#1391,702#2,26013
1917#1291,704#3,2177
1916#1221,772#2,7309
1915#1171,784#2,6219
1914#1121,432#3,2645
1913#1121,129—
1912#1111,053#2,0457
1911#106864—
1910#112749—
1909#108669—
1908#107675#1,3735
1907#110609—
1906#120520—
1905#124510—
1904#128464—
1903#136402—
1902#121472—
1901#133382—
1900#118556—
1899#129376—
1898#128410—
1897#115439—
1896#121392—
1895#124381—
1894#135326#1,0745
1893#126335—
1892#140295—
1891#140254—
1890#134277—
1889#129286—
1888#130274—
1887#147170—
1886#129216—
1885#135183—
1884#132182—
1883#132151—
1882#135133—
1881#126127—
1880#134119—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Estelle was already there! It came in at #134, and was given to 119 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1996–1997, when fewer than 32 girls a year got the name.

Where Estelle is popular in 1958

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Estelle, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Estelle, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Estelle, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Estelle, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Estelle, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Estelle, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Estelle, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Estelle, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Estelle, so not publishedMNIllinois: #663 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 9,658 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Estelle, so not publishedWIMichigan: #776 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 15,327 girlsMINew York: #661 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 9,978 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Estelle, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Estelle, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Estelle, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Estelle, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Estelle, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Estelle, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Estelle, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Estelle, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 girls named Estelle, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: #593 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 9,659 girlsPANew Jersey: #467 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 5,746 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Estelle, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,049 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 18,109 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Estelle, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Estelle, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Estelle, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Estelle, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Estelle, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Estelle, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Estelle, so not publishedVAMaryland: #476 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,002 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Estelle, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Estelle, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Estelle, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Estelle, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Estelle, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Estelle, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #515 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 6,152 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Estelle, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Estelle, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Estelle, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #460 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,931 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Estelle, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Estelle, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Estelle, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Estelle, so not publishedHITexas: fewer than 5 girls named Estelle, so not publishedTXFlorida: #648 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 7,910 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Louisiana#460 · 1 in 3,931
  2. New Jersey#467 · 1 in 5,746
  3. Maryland#476 · 1 in 6,002
  4. North Carolina#515 · 1 in 6,152
  5. Pennsylvania#593 · 1 in 9,659

Best ever in a state: #47 in New Hampshire, 1929.

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StateRankBirthsShare
Louisiana#460101 in 3,931
New Jersey#467101 in 5,746
Maryland#47651 in 6,002
North Carolina#51581 in 6,152
Pennsylvania#593121 in 9,659
Florida#64861 in 7,910
New York#661171 in 9,978
Illinois#663111 in 9,658
Michigan#77661 in 15,327
California#1,04991 in 18,109
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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 Estelle
Momentum · girls
Rising
  • 68 spots since 2024 (#641 → #573)
  • 226 spots since 2020 (#799 → #573)
  • 242 spots since 2015 (#815 → #573)
  • Biggest jump: 246 spots in 2012 (#1,204 → #958)
  • Biggest drop: 200 spots in 1962 (#858 → #1,058)
Rise & fade · girls
31 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1911 at #106 (864 births)
  • Births halved by 1937, 26 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 97 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 97 yrs · run 1880–1961
Share of babies · girls
1 in 484
  • Highest: 1 in 484 girls born in 1911 were named Estelle (0.21%)
  • Latest: 1 in 3,073 girls born in 2025 (0.03%)
Era · girls
The 1910s
  • 24.5% of all girls named Estelle (13,807) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s1,841#126 (1881)#133
1890s3,485#115 (1897)#129
1900s5,259#107 (1908)#121
1910s13,807#106 (1911)#120
1920s12,279#158 (1920)#178
1930s5,704#209 (1930)#265
1940s3,225#324 (1940)#414
1950s1,930#536 (1951)#685
1960s1,077#832 (1960)#1,057
1970s589#1,329 (1973)#1,700
1980s454#1,848 (1981)#2,316
1990s393#2,471 (1999)#3,107
2000s966#1,463 (2009)#2,023
2010s2,893#789 (2019)#954
2020s2,508#573 (2025)#699

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.

Estelle in 1958

girls
#850
144 births · 1 in 13,970 girls

Top girls' names in 1958

  1. #1Mary55,848
  2. #2Susan45,175
  3. #3Linda41,904
  4. #4Karen38,487
  5. #5Patricia37,961
  6. #6Debra35,521
  7. #7Deborah32,943
  8. #8Cynthia31,014
  9. #9Barbara27,874
  10. #10Donna26,959
  11. #850Estelle144
More about 1958

girls

2,011,619 girls got a published name in 1958; 1 in 13,970 of them was named Estelle, which outranked 87.9% of the 7,030 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Estelle
  1. #844Jannie146
  2. #844Katy146
  3. #844Randy146
  4. #850Estelle144
  5. #850Gilda144
  6. #850May144
  7. #850Nola144
  8. #857Shellie143
  9. #858Magdalena142
  10. #859Evangeline141

Tied with 6 names at #850; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1957
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,133Brigitte#1,904 → #771
  2. ↑ 760Samantha#1,754 → #994
  3. ↑ 709Selena#1,388 → #679
  4. ↑ 672Tambra#1,588 → #916
  5. ↑ 570Bridgette#1,274 → #704
Fallers
  1. ↓ 312Sarita#970 → #1,282
  2. ↓ 311Beryl#910 → #1,221
  3. ↓ 309Sherree#827 → #1,136
  4. ↓ 275Winnie#965 → #1,240
  5. ↓ 236Jacalyn#975 → #1,211

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

See the top 100 for 1958 →