girls' name ★ peaked 1915

Estelle

Meaning star Gender Girl Rank 2025 #573 Trend ↑ Rising 40%

Borrowed from French Estelle, from Occitan estela (“star”), from Latin stēlla.

Rank 2025
#573
among girls · ↑68 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
523
named Estelle · +13% vs 2024
How common
1 in 3,073
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1915
1,793 babies
All-time total
56,569
#544 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Estelle popularity over time

56,569 babies have been named Estelle since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.631.251.882.518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s 1,841 – 1,841 184 – #126
1890s 3,485 5 3,490 349 +90% #115
1900s 5,259 5 5,264 526 +51% #107
1910s 13,807 60 13,867 1,387 +163% #106
1920s 12,279 66 12,345 1,235 -11% #158
1930s 5,704 18 5,722 572 -54% #209
1940s 3,225 5 3,230 323 -44% #324
1950s 1,930 – 1,930 193 -40% #536
1960s 1,077 – 1,077 108 -44% #834
1970s 589 – 589 59 -45% #1,330
1980s 454 – 454 45 -23% #1,853
1990s 393 – 393 39 -13% #2,480
2000s 966 – 966 97 +146% #1,464
2010s 2,893 – 2,893 289 +199% #789
2020s (to 2025) 2,508 – 2,508 418 +44% #573

Where Estelle is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 555 0.35 outside top 500
2027 583 0.36 outside top 500
2028 608 0.38 #488
2029 631 0.39 #482
2030 651 0.40 #474

Where Estelle is most popular

Girls named Estelle per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.267 per 1,000. Strongest in Minnesota, Louisiana, and Wisconsin.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Estelle born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Minnesota 93 0.862 +223%
Louisiana 53 0.606 +127%
Wisconsin 61 0.592 +122%
Michigan 100 0.549 +105%
Washington 78 0.540 +102%
Missouri 58 0.481 +80%
Massachusetts 54 0.447 +67%
Connecticut 25 0.430 +61%
Colorado 47 0.421 +58%
Pennsylvania 96 0.406 +52%
Ohio 96 0.405 +51%
Virginia 63 0.370 +38%
Indiana 51 0.363 +36%
Illinois 81 0.354 +32%
New York 139 0.351 +31%
Maryland 34 0.321 +20%
Oregon 20 0.307 +15%
Nebraska 11 0.306 +15%
New Hampshire 5 0.271 ≈ national
Georgia 57 0.251 -6%
Kansas 14 0.243 -9%
Florida 103 0.241 -10%
Utah 20 0.240 -10%
California 201 0.239 -11%
Tennessee 37 0.234 -13%
Oklahoma 16 0.217 -19%
North Carolina 48 0.211 -21%
Iowa 11 0.188 -30%
Texas 142 0.177 -34%
New Jersey 31 0.172 -36%
Arizona 24 0.171 -36%
South Carolina 13 0.145 -46%
Kentucky 12 0.140 -47%
Nevada 6 0.129 -52%
Alabama 6 0.064 -76%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Mexico – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Estelle

Estelle is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #573 in 2025 with 523 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 56,569 American babies have been named Estelle. Its peak came in 1915, when 1,793 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1910s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Estelle stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Estelle?

The median living Estelle is about 44 years old; half are between 9 and 77. An estimated 14 thousand people named Estelle are alive in the United States today.

median 44 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Estelle year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 523 #573 – –
2024 462 #641 – –
2023 398 #710 – –
2022 405 #723 – –
2021 380 #751 – –
2020 340 #799 – –
2019 351 #789 – –
2018 326 #833 – –
2017 348 #790 – –
2016 343 #837 – –
2015 344 #816 – –
2014 301 #905 – –
2013 258 #975 – –
2012 265 #964 – –
2011 199 #1,205 – –
2010 158 #1,438 – –
2009 159 #1,464 – –
2008 109 #1,933 – –
2007 106 #1,944 – –
2006 96 #2,055 – –
2005 118 #1,683 – –
2004 103 #1,837 – –
2003 70 #2,377 – –
2002 69 #2,336 – –
2001 73 #2,222 – –
2000 63 #2,438 – –
1995 41 #2,891 – –
1990 35 #3,176 – –
1985 28 #3,183 – –
1980 52 #2,022 – –
1975 55 #1,715 – –
1970 66 #1,507 – –
1965 106 #1,016 – –
1960 153 #834 – –
1955 185 #689 – –
1950 240 #537 – –
1945 277 #429 – –
1940 385 #324 – –
1935 529 #266 5 #3,839
1930 872 #209 6 #3,718
1925 1,240 #176 13 #2,346
1920 1,460 #158 6 #3,978
1915 1,784 #117 9 #2,698
1910 749 #112 – –
1905 510 #124 – –
1900 556 #118 – –
1895 381 #124 – –
1890 277 #134 – –
1885 183 #135 – –
1880 119 #134 – –

Famous people named Estelle

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Estelle Getty Estelle Getty American actress (1923–2008) Contemporary
  2. 2 Estelle Harris Estelle Harris American actress (1928–2022) Contemporary
  3. 3 Estelle Parsons Estelle Parsons American actress (born 1927) Contemporary
  4. 4 Estelle Estelle British musician (born 1980) Contemporary
  5. 5 Estelle Winwood Estelle Winwood British actress (1883–1984) 19th century
  6. 6 Estelle Taylor Estelle Taylor American actress (1894–1958) 19th century
  7. 7 Estelle Nze Minko Estelle Nze Minko French handball player (born 1991) Contemporary
  8. 8 Estelle Balet Estelle Balet Swiss snowboarder 1994–2016 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Estelle, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Estelle?

The median living Estelle is about 44 years old. Half of all living Estelles are between 9 and 77 years old.

How many people named Estelle are alive today?

An estimated 14 thousand people named Estelle are alive in the United States, based on 56,569 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Estelle mean?

Borrowed from French Estelle, from Occitan estela (“star”), from Latin stēlla.

How popular is the name Estelle in 2025?

Estelle ranked #573 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 523 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Estelle?

56,569 babies have been named Estelle in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Estelle most popular?

Estelle peaked in 1915, when 1,793 newborns received the name.

Is Estelle a boy or girl name?

Estelle is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Estelle rising or falling?

Estelle is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Estelle become more popular?

Estelle is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 651 girls named Estelle in 2030, which would rank around #474. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Estelle?

Well-known people named Estelle include Estelle Getty (actor), Estelle Harris (actor), Estelle Parsons (actor).

Names like Estelle

Names that sound and feel close to Estelle: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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