Stella
A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning star.
How Stella has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #51 |
| 2016 | #45 |
| 2017 | #42 |
| 2018 | #38 |
| 2019 | #40 |
| 2020 | #42 |
| 2021 | #41 |
| 2022 | #40 |
| 2023 | #46 |
| 2024 | #49 |
| 2025 | #52 |
Stella by the numbers
In 2025, 130 babies in England and Wales were named Stella. In the US, 5,038 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
At its height, in 1890, about 1 in 220 American girls born that year was called Stella.
Names that come from Stella
Forms of Stella in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Stellarosestar rose; compound of Stella and Rose20 in the US (2017)
- Maristellastar of the sea plus star; compound of Maria and Stella7 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Stella. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean a star
Like Stella, 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 Stella
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