Stella
A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning star.
Babies a year
5,038
the US, 2017
Rarity
Common
among names in use
US popularity
#52
down from #49
UK popularity
#333
130 babies · down from #305
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 |
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.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Stella was most common in 1890, when it went to 0.46% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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