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Estela

100% girls · 128 born in 2025

Estela has been given to about 9,147 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2022, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 7,553
Median age today42 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Estela per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2022 · 134
  • Born in 2025128
  • All time9,147

How popular is Estela?

Its best year was 2022, when 134 babies were given the name, ranking 1585th. The typical living American called Estela is about 42 years old today. It is relatively most common in Alabama, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Estela

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Estella0.97
  2. Estrella0.87
  3. Stella0.79
  4. Estell0.72
  5. Estelle0.70
  6. Isela0.70
  7. Zella0.63
  8. Esta0.64

Middle names for Estela

Ranked by flow score
  1. Estela Rose0.89
  2. Estela Louise0.89
  3. Estela June0.88
  4. Estela Pearl0.88
  5. Estela Quinn0.88
  6. Estela Nell0.88

Sibling names for Estela

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Aureliobrother · 0.94
  2. Georginasister · 0.94
  3. Santosbrother · 0.94
  4. Marcelbrother · 0.92
  5. Rheasister · 0.88
  6. Augustineeither · 0.88

Where Estela is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Alabama0.01%
  2. California0.01%
  3. Arizona0.01%
  4. Texas0.01%
  5. Florida0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Estela White0.84
  2. Estela Reyes0.84
  3. Estela Nguyen0.84
  4. Estela Moore0.84
  5. Estela Lee0.84
  6. Estela Hill0.84

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Estela

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025

Estela across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.