Estelle

Estelle: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “star”
Origin: French
Say it: es-TEL · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

French form of Stella, from Latin stella 'star'. The name has long been used in French and English.

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How popular is Estelle?

2024139 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Estelle in 2024462

2024 rank#636 girls

Peak year1908

Total US babies since 188056,046

Estelle is rising: use over the last five years is 1.8× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Estelle

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Stellastar · Latin
Estellastar · Latin
Estelastar · Latin
Charlottefree man · French
Eleanormeaning uncertain · French
Eloisehealthy; wide · French
Claireclear, bright · French
Nataliebirthday of the Lord · French

Estelle questions

What does the name Estelle mean?

Estelle means "star". It comes from French. French form of Stella, from Latin stella 'star'. The name has long been used in French and English.

Is Estelle a boy or girl name?

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

How popular is Estelle?

462 US babies were named Estelle in 2024. Its peak year was 1908.

How do you pronounce Estelle?

Estelle is usually pronounced es-TEL.

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.