Stella
#52 for girls in 2025, 4,136 births · Last seen for boys in 2020 at #12,022
Given to girls 99.8% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 2018 · 5,164 births
- Debut · girls
- 414 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 60 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 206,906since 1880
Stella over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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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 | #52 | 4,136 | — | |
| 2024 | #49 | 4,274 | — | |
| 2023 | #46 | 4,371 | — | |
| 2022 | #40 | 4,849 | — | |
| 2021 | #41 | 4,820 | — | |
| 2020 | #42 | 4,667 | #12,022 | 5 |
| 2019 | #40 | 4,997 | — | |
| 2018 | #38 | 5,164 | — | |
| 2017 | #42 | 5,070 | — | |
| 2016 | #45 | 4,933 | — | |
| 2015 | #51 | 4,798 | #9,568 | 7 |
| 2014 | #66 | 4,203 | #10,717 | 6 |
| 2013 | #70 | 3,916 | — | |
| 2012 | #62 | 4,006 | #9,709 | 7 |
| 2011 | #74 | 3,698 | #10,808 | 6 |
| 2010 | #85 | 3,440 | #9,693 | 7 |
| 2009 | #126 | 2,560 | — | |
| 2008 | #184 | 1,824 | — | |
| 2007 | #243 | 1,463 | — | |
| 2006 | #241 | 1,413 | — | |
| 2005 | #250 | 1,308 | — | |
| 2004 | #291 | 1,123 | — | |
| 2003 | #380 | 797 | — | |
| 2002 | #498 | 557 | — | |
| 2001 | #598 | 422 | — | |
| 2000 | #656 | 376 | — | |
| 1999 | #723 | 312 | — | |
| 1998 | #905 | 233 | — | |
| 1997 | #1,013 | 190 | — | |
| 1996 | #1,204 | 149 | — | |
| 1995 | #1,322 | 125 | — | |
| 1994 | #1,293 | 131 | — | |
| 1993 | #1,085 | 167 | — | |
| 1992 | #1,072 | 169 | — | |
| 1991 | #1,160 | 151 | — | |
| 1990 | #1,046 | 171 | — | |
| 1989 | #1,014 | 169 | — | |
| 1988 | #1,044 | 154 | — | |
| 1987 | #965 | 165 | — | |
| 1986 | #1,013 | 151 | — | |
| 1985 | #987 | 154 | — | |
| 1984 | #821 | 191 | — | |
| 1983 | #766 | 208 | — | |
| 1982 | #753 | 220 | — | |
| 1981 | #730 | 227 | — | |
| 1980 | #730 | 228 | — | |
| 1979 | #748 | 216 | — | |
| 1978 | #660 | 244 | — | |
| 1977 | #669 | 235 | #5,845 | 5 |
| 1976 | #723 | 202 | — | |
| 1975 | #628 | 251 | — | |
| 1974 | #623 | 250 | — | |
| 1973 | #642 | 234 | — | |
| 1972 | #576 | 285 | — | |
| 1971 | #584 | 299 | — | |
| 1970 | #543 | 347 | — | |
| 1969 | #551 | 320 | — | |
| 1968 | #513 | 356 | — | |
| 1967 | #467 | 411 | — | |
| 1966 | #456 | 429 | — | |
| 1965 | #411 | 511 | — | |
| 1964 | #412 | 561 | — | |
| 1963 | #413 | 541 | — | |
| 1962 | #380 | 614 | — | |
| 1961 | #394 | 597 | — | |
| 1960 | #383 | 617 | — | |
| 1959 | #378 | 639 | #3,988 | 5 |
| 1958 | #352 | 683 | — | |
| 1957 | #337 | 731 | #3,552 | 6 |
| 1956 | #316 | 766 | — | |
| 1955 | #305 | 794 | — | |
| 1954 | #292 | 852 | — | |
| 1953 | #262 | 957 | — | |
| 1952 | #248 | 996 | — | |
| 1951 | #239 | 1,060 | — | |
| 1950 | #226 | 1,113 | — | |
| 1949 | #215 | 1,220 | — | |
| 1948 | #201 | 1,344 | #2,788 | 8 |
| 1947 | #200 | 1,334 | #3,733 | 5 |
| 1946 | #209 | 1,162 | — | |
| 1945 | #198 | 993 | — | |
| 1944 | #198 | 1,017 | — | |
| 1943 | #188 | 1,182 | — | |
| 1942 | #188 | 1,126 | #2,940 | 7 |
| 1941 | #184 | 1,023 | — | |
| 1940 | #192 | 962 | — | |
| 1939 | #188 | 954 | #2,829 | 7 |
| 1938 | #200 | 877 | #2,479 | 9 |
| 1937 | #195 | 916 | #2,905 | 7 |
| 1936 | #186 | 967 | #2,854 | 7 |
| 1935 | #187 | 945 | #2,529 | 9 |
| 1934 | #169 | 1,095 | #2,393 | 10 |
| 1933 | #163 | 1,123 | #3,004 | 7 |
| 1932 | #150 | 1,340 | #2,638 | 9 |
| 1931 | #142 | 1,419 | #2,651 | 9 |
| 1930 | #140 | 1,570 | #3,022 | 8 |
| 1929 | #136 | 1,690 | #3,247 | 7 |
| 1928 | #131 | 1,803 | #3,076 | 8 |
| 1927 | #123 | 2,112 | #2,523 | 11 |
| 1926 | #121 | 2,191 | #2,302 | 13 |
| 1925 | #114 | 2,402 | #2,936 | 9 |
| 1924 | #105 | 2,752 | #3,867 | 6 |
| 1923 | #96 | 2,956 | #2,950 | 9 |
| 1922 | #88 | 3,166 | #3,014 | 9 |
| 1921 | #86 | 3,335 | #2,986 | 9 |
| 1920 | #82 | 3,492 | #2,336 | 13 |
| 1919 | #70 | 3,700 | #3,115 | 8 |
| 1918 | #67 | 3,928 | #3,096 | 8 |
| 1917 | #62 | 3,872 | #2,956 | 8 |
| 1916 | #63 | 3,818 | #2,389 | 11 |
| 1915 | #64 | 3,657 | — | |
| 1914 | #65 | 2,771 | #2,915 | 6 |
| 1913 | #69 | 2,205 | #1,945 | 9 |
| 1912 | #73 | 1,834 | #1,619 | 10 |
| 1911 | #72 | 1,422 | — | |
| 1910 | #72 | 1,319 | — | |
| 1909 | #70 | 1,188 | #1,155 | 7 |
| 1908 | #67 | 1,216 | #1,217 | 6 |
| 1907 | #70 | 1,150 | #1,200 | 6 |
| 1906 | #65 | 1,141 | — | |
| 1905 | #67 | 1,097 | — | |
| 1904 | #68 | 1,026 | #1,205 | 5 |
| 1903 | #64 | 1,016 | #1,130 | 5 |
| 1902 | #63 | 1,075 | — | |
| 1901 | #65 | 928 | #943 | 6 |
| 1900 | #68 | 1,177 | #1,162 | 6 |
| 1899 | #62 | 975 | — | |
| 1898 | #65 | 1,062 | — | |
| 1897 | #64 | 966 | #1,057 | 5 |
| 1896 | #60 | 1,054 | #1,101 | 5 |
| 1895 | #60 | 1,026 | — | |
| 1894 | #61 | 1,035 | — | |
| 1893 | #63 | 926 | #907 | 6 |
| 1892 | #59 | 972 | — | |
| 1891 | #59 | 867 | #963 | 5 |
| 1890 | #56 | 924 | #994 | 5 |
| 1889 | #55 | 891 | — | |
| 1888 | #64 | 775 | — | |
| 1887 | #59 | 664 | — | |
| 1886 | #57 | 702 | — | |
| 1885 | #57 | 649 | #936 | 5 |
| 1884 | #60 | 584 | — | |
| 1883 | #59 | 529 | — | |
| 1882 | #61 | 506 | — | |
| 1881 | #63 | 416 | — | |
| 1880 | #60 | 414 | — | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Stella was already there! It came in at #60, and was given to 414 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1985–1996, when fewer than 180 girls a year got the name.
Where Stella is popular in 2009
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Minnesota#40 · 1 in 227
- New Hampshire#51 · 1 in 207
- Vermont#56 · 1 in 159
- Wisconsin#57 · 1 in 295
- Oregon#65 · 1 in 313
Best ever in a state: #13 in Nevada, 1914.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | #40 | 109 | 1 in 227 |
| New Hampshire | #51 | 19 | 1 in 207 |
| Vermont | #56 | 8 | 1 in 159 |
| Wisconsin | #57 | 83 | 1 in 295 |
| Oregon | #65 | 50 | 1 in 313 |
| Washington | #67 | 92 | 1 in 341 |
| District of Columbia | #79 | 12 | 1 in 250 |
| Montana | #79 | 11 | 1 in 268 |
| Massachusetts | #81 | 71 | 1 in 370 |
| Maine | #90 | 13 | 1 in 304 |
| North Dakota | #94 | 9 | 1 in 292 |
| Iowa | #97 | 32 | 1 in 413 |
| Ohio | #97 | 126 | 1 in 432 |
| Connecticut | #99 | 30 | 1 in 421 |
| Idaho | #101 | 17 | 1 in 398 |
| Nebraska | #107 | 20 | 1 in 410 |
| New York | #107 | 168 | 1 in 564 |
| Michigan | #121 | 76 | 1 in 562 |
| Utah | #122 | 39 | 1 in 488 |
| California | #126 | 338 | 1 in 646 |
| Pennsylvania | #126 | 92 | 1 in 594 |
| North Carolina | #128 | 76 | 1 in 611 |
| Tennessee | #130 | 52 | 1 in 587 |
| Missouri | #133 | 47 | 1 in 596 |
| South Carolina | #134 | 32 | 1 in 580 |
| Maryland | #136 | 42 | 1 in 589 |
| Indiana | #137 | 50 | 1 in 634 |
| Colorado | #139 | 42 | 1 in 568 |
| Virginia | #139 | 60 | 1 in 612 |
| Illinois | #141 | 94 | 1 in 673 |
| Florida | #143 | 116 | 1 in 710 |
| Arizona | #145 | 56 | 1 in 599 |
| Kentucky | #146 | 33 | 1 in 584 |
| Delaware | #148 | 6 | 1 in 457 |
| Georgia | #148 | 72 | 1 in 704 |
| South Dakota | #148 | 7 | 1 in 433 |
| Alabama | #151 | 29 | 1 in 690 |
| Arkansas | #152 | 20 | 1 in 590 |
| Louisiana | #155 | 31 | 1 in 666 |
| Alaska | #161 | 5 | 1 in 468 |
| New Jersey | #165 | 48 | 1 in 798 |
| Hawaii | #169 | 7 | 1 in 481 |
| Mississippi | #174 | 17 | 1 in 692 |
| Kansas | #204 | 17 | 1 in 809 |
| Texas | #245 | 138 | 1 in 1,208 |
| Oklahoma | #258 | 17 | 1 in 1,013 |
| West Virginia | #261 | 7 | 1 in 970 |
| New Mexico | #287 | 8 | 1 in 1,002 |
| Nevada | #290 | 10 | 1 in 1,146 |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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.
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Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 3 spots since 2024 (#49 → #52)
- 10 spots since 2020 (#42 → #52)
- 1 spot since 2015 (#51 → #52)
- Biggest jump: 182 spots in 1999 (#905 → #723)
- Biggest drop: 166 spots in 1985 (#821 → #987)
Rise & fade · girls
138 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2018 at #38 (5,164 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 60 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 60 yrs · run 1880–1923
- Top 1,000: 135 yrs · run 1880–1985
Share of babies · girls
1 in 200
- Highest: 1 in 200 girls born in 1889 were named Stella (0.50%)
- Latest: 1 in 389 girls born in 2025 (0.26%)
- Its best rank, #38 in 2018, was only 1 in 329 (0.30%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 2010s
- 21.4% of all girls named Stella (44,225) were born in this decade
- Comeback: #55 (1889) → #1,322 (1995) → #38 (2018)
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 6,130 | #55 (1889) | #60 |
| 1890s | 9,807 | #56 (1890) | #61 |
| 1900s | 11,014 | #63 (1902) | #67 |
| 1910s | 28,526 | #62 (1917) | #68 |
| 1920s | 25,899 | #82 (1920) | #108 |
| 1930s | 11,206 | #140 (1930) | #172 |
| 1940s | 11,363 | #184 (1941) | #197 |
| 1950s | 8,591 | #226 (1950) | #296 |
| 1960s | 4,957 | #380 (1962) | #438 |
| 1970s | 2,563 | #543 (1970) | #640 |
| 1980s | 1,867 | #730 (1980) | #882 |
| 1990s | 1,798 | #723 (1999) | #1,082 |
| 2000s | 11,843 | #126 (2009) | #347 |
| 2010s | 44,225 | #38 (2018) | #57 |
| 2020s | 27,117 | #40 (2022) | #45 |
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.
Stella in 2009
girls
#126
2,560 births · 1 in 718 girls
Top girls' names in 2009
More about 2009
girls
1,837,114 girls got a published name in 2009; 1 in 718 of them was named Stella, which outranked 99.4% of the 20,199 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
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Biggest movers since 2008
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.