Stela
A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning star; a variant of stella.
Babies a year
8
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Stela by the numbers
Stela was given to 8 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 12 babies in 2013, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Stela. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Stellastar5,038 in the US (2017)
- Selarock or stone; biblical musical term27 in the US (2017)
- Seela5 in the US (2017)
- Selahpause or rock; biblical term of uncertain significance693 in the US (2017)
- Sienareddish-brown earth pigment; place name454 in the US (2017)
- Syedalady; mistress255 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Stela
Names that are said the same way as Stela, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Stellah9 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a star
Like Stela, each of these has a star in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- 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)
- Estellastar; feminine form of Estelle346 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Stela
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