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Estela

Estela holds the #1622 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 128 newborn girls in a single year. The name is on the way up, moving from #1965 in 2020 to #1622 today. Its strongest year on record was 1932 (#745 nationally, 82 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1903. The name's biggest fan base is in California (#800 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#1622
among girl names
Trend
Rising
last 5 years
All-time peak
#745
in 1932 (1930s)
Babies in 2025
128
girls named Estela

Estela popularity, 1880–2025

0.002%0.004%0.007%0.009%18801900192019401960198020002020#745 in 1932
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1932

Where Estela is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Estela in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Estela in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Estela in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Estela in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 girls named Estela in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Estela in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Estela in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Estela in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Estela in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Estela in 2025WI—Michigan: fewer than 5 girls named Estela in 2025MI—New York: #1830 (6 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)NY#1830Massachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Estela in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Estela in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Estela in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Estela in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Estela in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Estela in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Estela in 2025IA—Illinois: fewer than 5 girls named Estela in 2025IL—Indiana: fewer than 5 girls named Estela in 2025IN—Ohio: fewer than 5 girls named Estela in 2025OH—Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Estela in 2025PA—New Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Estela in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Estela in 2025CT—California: #800 (37 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)CA#800Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Estela in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 girls named Estela in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Estela in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 girls named Estela in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Estela in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Estela in 2025WV—Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Estela in 2025VA—Maryland: fewer than 5 girls named Estela in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Estela in 2025DE—Arizona: #909 (6 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)AZ#909New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Estela in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Estela in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Estela in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Estela in 2025TN—North Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Estela in 2025NC—South Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Estela in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Estela in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Estela in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Estela in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Estela in 2025MS—Alabama: #819 (5 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)AL#819Georgia: fewer than 5 girls named Estela in 2025GA—Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Estela in 2025HI—Texas: #1062 (26 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)TX#1062Florida: #1436 (9 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)FL#1436
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Alabama (#819), California (#800), Arizona (#909)

Uniqueness score

60/ 100Uncommon
everywhereone of a kind

Distinctive without being unheard of. Based on how many babies per birth were named Estela in the most recent year of SSA data.

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