Estela
Girl name · #1626 in 2025 · Rare
Estela ranks #1626 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 128 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #2039, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 14,063 girls born in 2025 was named Estela.
The 122-year story
Estela first appears in the Social Security records in 1903, when 11 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2022, with 134 babies and a rank of #1583. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Estela per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Estela in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Estela is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Estela will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Estela is most common
State-level data for Estela is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Estela
Statistically, parents drawn to Estela tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Adela, Eloisa, Rafaela, Ariela, and Ela.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Estela | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 128 | #1622 |
| 2024 | 115 | #1753 |
| 2023 | 133 | #1581 |
| 2022 | 134 | #1583 |
| 2021 | 112 | #1801 |
| 2020 | 96 | #1965 |
| 2019 | 126 | #1668 |
| 2018 | 87 | #2159 |
| 2017 | 95 | #2053 |
| 2016 | 73 | #2479 |
| 2015 | 96 | #2039 |
| 2014 | 76 | #2391 |
| 2013 | 68 | #2597 |
| 2012 | 88 | #2145 |
| 2011 | 88 | #2156 |
| 2010 | 75 | #2476 |
| 2009 | 81 | #2375 |
| 2008 | 84 | #2318 |
| 2007 | 86 | #2257 |
| 2006 | 73 | #2512 |
| 2005 | 74 | #2379 |
| 2004 | 82 | #2175 |
| 2003 | 89 | #2019 |
| 2002 | 83 | #2064 |
| 2001 | 89 | #1941 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Estela a popular girl name?
Estela ranked #1626 among girls in 2025 with 128 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #2039.
When was the name Estela most popular?
Estela peaked in 2022, when 134 American girls received the name (ranked #1583 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Estela?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 14,063 newborn American girls was named Estela. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.