Girl · Name family
Estella
290,379births recorded
19Countries
4Variants
1955Peak · Montevideo (Uruguay)
#50Québec 2025
Estella is a girl name family recorded 290,379 times in 19 countries since 1880. It ranks highest today in Québec (#50 in 2025). Its all-time peak was in Montevideo in 1955, at 504.8 births per 100,000. Elsewhere it is mostly given as Estelle (United States, France, Belgium), Estela (Argentina, Montevideo (Uruguay)).
Popularity by country
Births per 100,000 newborns, all forms of the name combined.
Which form wins where
Births per 100,000 newborns for each form, in the selected country.
Rank in countries that publish top lists only
All forms of Estella
| Variants | Language | Total births | Country | Latest rank | Peak year | 10-year trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estelle | French | 74,695 | 🇫🇷 France | #518 | 1994 | ▼ 56 % |
| Estelle | French | 56,569 | 🇺🇸 United States | #573 | 1908 | ▲ 70 % |
| Estelle | French | 3,310 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | #86 | 1995 | ▲ 5 % |
| Estelle | French | 1,879 | 🇨🇦 Québec | #50 | 2024 | ▲ 92 % |
| Estelle | French | 1,404 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | #106 | 2025 | ▲ 175 % |
| Estelle | French | 1,335 | 🏴 England & Wales | #951 | 2001 | ▲ 11 % |
| Estela | Spanish | 87,740 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #1430 | 1965 | ▼ 67 % |
| Estela | Spanish | 9,147 | 🇺🇸 United States | #1622 | 2023 | ▲ 49 % |
| Estela | Spanish | 3,274 | 🇺🇾 Montevideo (Uruguay) | – | 1955 | – |
| Estela | Spanish | 1,138 | 🇪🇸 Spain | – | 2004 | – |
| Estela | Spanish | 820 | 🇪🇸 Catalonia | – | 2004 | – |
| Estela | Spanish | 175 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 1981 | – |
| Estella | English | 42,975 | 🇺🇸 United States | #509 | 1883 | ▲ 105 % |
| Estella | English | 1,115 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | – | 1925 | – |
| Estella | English | 830 | 🇫🇷 France | #4247 | 1916 | ▲ 27 % |
| Estella | English | 443 | 🏴 England & Wales | #2277 | 2012 | ▼ 8 % |
| Estella | English | 256 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #1100 | 1918 | new |
| Estella | English | 63 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | – | 2005 | – |
| Esthela | Spanish | 407 | 🇺🇸 United States | #8362 | 2024 | ▲ 64 % |
| Esthela | Spanish | 316 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | – | 1941 | – |
How we grouped these names
- Estella ↔ Estelle — verified against linguistic sources
- Estela ↔ Estella — spelling variant
- Estela ↔ Esthela — spelling variant
Questions about Estella
How popular is the name Estella?
In 2025 it ranked #50 in Québec. Official registers record 290,379 births across 19 countries.
What is Estella in other languages?
Estelle (French); Estela (Spanish); Esthela (Spanish).
When was Estella most popular?
It peaked in Montevideo in 1955, at 504.8 births per 100,000.
Is Estella a boy or a girl name?
In official birth registers, Estella is a girl name.