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Stela

100% girls · 8 born in 2025

Stela has been given to about 204 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2021, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 202
Median age today11 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Stela per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2021 · 14
  • Born in 20258
  • All time204

How popular is Stela?

Its best year was 2021, when 14 babies were given the name, ranking 7987th. The typical living American called Stela is about 11 years old today.

Names that sound like Stela

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Stella0.97
  2. Estela0.82
  3. Estella0.80
  4. Zella0.77
  5. Sheyla0.75
  6. Sheila0.70
  7. Estrella0.72
  8. Lela0.70

Middle names for Stela

Ranked by flow score
  1. Stela Josephine0.84
  2. Stela Rose0.83
  3. Stela Louise0.83
  4. Stela June0.82
  5. Stela Pearl0.82
  6. Stela Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Stela

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Bodebrother · 0.82
  2. Bryerbrother · 0.81
  3. Neriahsister · 0.81
  4. Jahmirbrother · 0.81
  5. Ayaneither · 0.81
  6. Keziahsister · 0.80

Where Stela is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Stela White0.78
    2. Stela Reyes0.78
    3. Stela Nguyen0.78
    4. Stela Moore0.78
    5. Stela Lee0.78
    6. Stela Hill0.78

    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 Stela

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

    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.