Stella

Stella: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “star”
Origin: Latin
Say it: STEL-uh · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

From Latin stella meaning 'star'. It was popularized in the English-speaking world in part by the 16th-century poet Sir Philip Sidney.

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How popular is Stella?

20241,281 per million US babies

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Babies named Stella in 20244,264

2024 rank#49 girls

Peak year1889

Total US babies since 1880203,125

Stella has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Stella

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Estellastar · Latin
Estellestar · French
Estelastar · Latin
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Emilyrival · Latin
Norahonor · Latin

Stella questions

What does the name Stella mean?

Stella means "star". It comes from Latin. From Latin stella meaning 'star'. It was popularized in the English-speaking world in part by the 16th-century poet Sir Philip Sidney.

Is Stella a boy or girl name?

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

How popular is Stella?

4,264 US babies were named Stella in 2024. Its peak year was 1889.

How do you pronounce Stella?

Stella is usually pronounced 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.