girls' name ★ peaked 2005

Estrella

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #612 Trend ↑ Rising 39%
Rank 2025
#612
among girls · ↑8 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
477
named Estrella · -1% vs 2024
How common
1 in 3,370
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2005
1,105 babies
All-time total
16,799
#1,188 all-time among girls
First recorded
1914
in Social Security records

Estrella popularity over time

16,799 babies have been named Estrella since 1914, 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
0.190.380.560.7518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2005Girls

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 Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s 19 2 – #3,227
1920s 41 4 +116% #3,000
1930s 33 3 -20% #3,141
1940s 46 5 +39% #3,303
1950s 116 12 +152% #2,812
1960s 120 12 +3% #3,456
1970s 309 31 +158% #1,925
1980s 737 74 +139% #1,286
1990s 1,810 181 +146% #662
2000s 6,587 659 +264% #296
2010s 4,404 440 -33% #422
2020s (to 2025) 2,577 430 -2% #612

Where Estrella 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 506 0.31 outside top 500
2027 531 0.33 outside top 500
2028 554 0.34 outside top 500
2029 574 0.36 outside top 500
2030 592 0.37 outside top 500

Where Estrella is most popular

Girls named Estrella per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.272 per 1,000. Strongest in New Mexico, Arizona, and California.

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 Estrella 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
New Mexico 52 2.14 +686%
Arizona 105 0.748 +175%
California 495 0.589 +116%
Nebraska 21 0.584 +115%
Colorado 55 0.493 +81%
Washington 65 0.450 +65%
Texas 359 0.446 +64%
Oregon 26 0.399 +47%
Nevada 18 0.387 +42%
Iowa 22 0.377 +38%
Tennessee 54 0.341 +25%
Illinois 77 0.336 +24%
North Carolina 68 0.299 +10%
Alabama 28 0.298 +10%
Minnesota 32 0.297 +9%
Georgia 61 0.269 ≈ national
Florida 110 0.257 -5%
Wisconsin 26 0.252 -7%
Maryland 24 0.226 -17%
Virginia 35 0.205 -25%
Oklahoma 14 0.190 -30%
Utah 15 0.180 -34%
Indiana 25 0.178 -35%
Ohio 41 0.173 -36%
New Jersey 28 0.155 -43%
New York 59 0.149 -45%
Massachusetts 14 0.116 -57%
Michigan 19 0.104 -62%
Arkansas 5 0.095 -65%
Missouri 10 0.083 -69%
Pennsylvania 19 0.080 -70%
Louisiana 5 0.057 -79%
South Carolina 5 0.056 -80%
Alaska – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
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 Estrella

Estrella is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #612 in 2025 with 477 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1914, 16,799 American babies have been named Estrella. Its peak came in 2005, when 1,105 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

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 Estrella stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Estrella?

The median living Estrella is about 17 years old; half are between 10 and 22. An estimated 17 thousand people named Estrella are alive in the United States today.

median 17 020406080100

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

Estrella year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 477 #612
2024 481 #620
2023 427 #683
2022 433 #673
2021 389 #733
2020 370 #739
2019 346 #799
2018 312 #871
2017 284 #931
2016 351 #813
2015 355 #794
2014 328 #843
2013 435 #655
2012 521 #564
2011 726 #433
2010 746 #422
2009 768 #415
2008 801 #403
2007 821 #396
2006 1,057 #313
2005 1,105 #296
2004 458 #605
2003 534 #530
2002 355 #704
2001 349 #708
2000 339 #694
1995 138 #1,237
1990 94 #1,597
1985 69 #1,683
1980 62 #1,771
1975 23 #3,081
1970 23 #2,964
1965 14 #3,456
1960 11 #3,985
1955 6 #5,389
1950 14 #2,812
1945 6 #4,182
1940 8 #3,303
1935 6 #3,906
1930 9 #3,141
1925 5 #5,234
1920 – –
1915 8 #3,227
1910 – –
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Famous people named Estrella

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

  1. 1 Estrella Morente Estrella Morente Spanish flamenco singer b. 1980 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Estrella?

The median living Estrella is about 17 years old. Half of all living Estrellas are between 10 and 22 years old.

How many people named Estrella are alive today?

An estimated 17 thousand people named Estrella are alive in the United States, based on 16,799 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Estrella in 2025?

Estrella ranked #612 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 477 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Estrella?

16,799 babies have been named Estrella in the United States since 1914, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Estrella most popular?

Estrella peaked in 2005, when 1,105 newborns received the name.

Is Estrella a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Estrella rising or falling?

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

Will Estrella become more popular?

Estrella is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 592 girls named Estrella in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Estrella?

Well-known people named Estrella include Estrella Morente (singer).

Names like Estrella

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

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