Estella

/ ES-TEL-UH /
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β€œstar, shining one” β€” Latin, French

#5012024 rank
1921peak year
42,029babies named Estella since 1880
β–² +72%5-year trend

Estella popularity over 145 years

πŸ’Ž Rare find Β· roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024

peak 192118801920196020002024

What does Estella mean?

A variant of Estelle, from Latin stella 'star'. Dickens gave the name literary weight as the aloof heroine of Great Expectations.

OriginLatin, French
Syllables3
Gendergirl
Styleclassic, vintage

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