Estella

Estella: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “star”
Origin: Latin
Say it: eh-STEL-uh · 3 syllables
Used for: Girls

Estella is a form of Stella, from Latin stella meaning 'star'. It is also the name of Dickens's Estella in Great Expectations.

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How popular is Estella?

2024183 per million US babies

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Babies named Estella in 2024608

2024 rank#501 girls

Peak year1883

Total US babies since 188042,391

Estella is rising: use over the last five years is 2.1× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Estella

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

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Norahonor · Latin

Estella questions

What does the name Estella mean?

Estella means "star". It comes from Latin. Estella is a form of Stella, from Latin stella meaning 'star'. It is also the name of Dickens's Estella in Great Expectations.

Is Estella a boy or girl name?

Estella is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Estella?

608 US babies were named Estella in 2024. Its peak year was 1883.

How do you pronounce Estella?

Estella is usually pronounced eh-STEL-uh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.