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    The first name Estela

    A girl’s name.

    3 syllables Female

    Popularity

    Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

    Estela last appeared in the official list in 2023, given to 4 girls. It peaked in 2010, with 11 births (#2,235).

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    72
    babies named Estela, 1996–2025
    #4,709
    rank in 2023
    2010
    peak year

    Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Estela with other names.

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Estela at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2025, 128 girls born in the United States were named Estela, the 1,624th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2022, when 134 were.

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    9,147
    babies named Estela since 1880
    #1,624
    rank in 2025
    2022
    peak year

    US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

    Famous people named Estela

    3 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Estela Rodríguez
      Cuban judoka (1967–2022)
    • Estela Quesada
      Costa Rican lawyer (1924-2011)
    • Isabel Martínez de Perón
      First female president of Argentina from 1974 to 1976

    Questions

    How popular is the name Estela?
    In 2023, 4 girls born in England and Wales were named Estela, ranking 4,709th. Its peak was 2010, with 11 births.
    Is Estela a boy's or a girl's name?
    Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 9,147 US babies named Estela since 1880 were girls.
    When was Estela most popular?
    2022 in the United States, when 134 babies were named Estela, its highest rank at 1,585th.