# Estelle (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/estelle/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | French |
| Meaning | “star” |
| Pronunciation | /ɛˈstɛl/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 56,569 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 159 / 56,410 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 1,335, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Borrowed from French Estelle, from Occitan estela (“star”), from Latin stēlla. Doublet of étoile, estoile, stella, and stelo. Name of a third century martyr.

## What it means

Estelle is grouped under star.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 199 | 1,205 |
| 2012 | 265 | 964 |
| 2013 | 258 | 975 |
| 2014 | 301 | 905 |
| 2015 | 344 | 816 |
| 2016 | 343 | 837 |
| 2017 | 348 | 790 |
| 2018 | 326 | 833 |
| 2019 | 351 | 789 |
| 2020 | 340 | 799 |
| 2021 | 380 | 751 |
| 2022 | 405 | 723 |
| 2023 | 398 | 710 |
| 2024 | 462 | 641 |
| 2025 | 523 | 573 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1918 | 13 | 2,300 |
| 1919 | 10 | 2,738 |
| 1920 | 6 | 3,978 |
| 1921 | 9 | 3,056 |
| 1922 | 8 | 3,341 |
| 1923 | 5 | 4,438 |
| 1924 | 6 | 4,030 |
| 1925 | 13 | 2,346 |
| 1926 | 8 | 3,220 |
| 1928 | 6 | 3,847 |
| 1929 | 5 | 4,157 |
| 1930 | 6 | 3,718 |
| 1932 | 7 | 3,181 |
| 1935 | 5 | 3,839 |
| 1943 | 5 | 3,697 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 34 | 1,015 |
| 2012 | 46 | 825 |
| 2013 | 38 | 959 |
| 2014 | 55 | 715 |
| 2015 | 41 | 891 |
| 2016 | 46 | 822 |
| 2017 | 30 | 1,144 |
| 2018 | 37 | 972 |
| 2019 | 33 | 1,039 |
| 2020 | 30 | 1,100 |
| 2021 | 35 | 983 |
| 2022 | 31 | 1,081 |
| 2023 | 43 | 832 |
| 2024 | 35 | 1,007 |
| 2025 | 37 | 951 |

## People named Estelle

- Estelle Harris, American actress (1928–2022)
- Princess Estelle, Duchess of Östergötland, daughter of Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, and Prince Daniel, Duke of Västergötland
- Estelle Parsons, American actress
- Estelle Getty, American actress (1923–2008)
- Estelle Reiner, American actress and singer (1914–2008)
- Estelle Nze Minko, French handball player
- Estelle Taylor, American actress (1894–1958)
- Estelle Winwood, British actress (1883–1984)
- Estelle Mosselly, French boxer
- Vanessa Estelle Williams, American actress
- Estelle Cascarino, French footballer (born 1997)
- Estelle Lefébure, French actress and model

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.