Estela
A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning star; a form of Estelle.
Babies a year
95
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Estela by the numbers
Estela was given to 95 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 124 babies in 1949, making it a 1940s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Estela. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean a star
Like Estela, each of these has a star in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Stellastar5,038 in the US (2017)
- Novanew; a brightening star650 in England and Wales (2025)
- Marystar of the sea; beloved2,381 in the US (2017)
- Estherstar333 in England and Wales (2025)
- Miriamstar of the sea; beloved197 in England and Wales (2025)
- Maryamstar of the sea or beloved825 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Estela
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