Girls' name · since 1903
Estela
Since 1903, U.S. Social Security records show 9,147 babies named Estela, peaking in 2022. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,774 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,626 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,147
- born since 1903
- 1950s
- peak decade
9,147 babies have been named Estela since 1903, making it today's #1626 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Estela has been recorded 9,147 times among girls since 1903, currently ranked #1626 nationally and more common than 91% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1903 to 2025.
- #1,774 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,626 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 9,147 born since 1903
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Estela ranks #1,774 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,626 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 9,147 born since 1903, peaking in the 1950s.
- #1,774 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,626 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,147
- born since 1903
- 1950s
- peak decade
Estela's 9,147 recorded births place it above 97.54% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Estela compares
9,147 Top 10% higher than 90% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Estela's all-time total is 24x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Estela | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 9,147 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 134 | 21 | 19,840 |
Estela's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Estela's full recorded timeline at 1966, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1907, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2022 peak of 134 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Estela popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1903–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 134
- Annual births at peak, across 123 years of records
Estela by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (1,007 births, 11% of the file).
1950s was Estela's strongest decade.
1,007 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 11% of all-time use.
Estela births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 28
1900s
28 births
- 1910s 195
1910s
195 births
- 1920s
1920s
568 births
- 1930s
1930s
661 births
- 1940s
1940s
720 births
- 1950s
1950s
1,007 births
- 1960s
1960s
802 births
- 1970s
1970s
929 births
- 1980s
1980s
869 births
- 1990s
1990s
939 births
- 2000s
2000s
839 births
- 2010s
2010s
872 births
- 2020s
2020s
718 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 1,007 births (11% of all-time use).
How Estela compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Estela's total volume
Estela by state
Where Estela concentrates geographically, total births since 1903
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 3,540 | 38.7% |
| #2 | California | | 2,797 | 30.6% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 237 | 2.6% |
| #4 | Florida | | 142 | 1.6% |
| #5 | New York | | 60 | 0.7% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 41 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Arizona | | 33 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 23 | 0.3% |
3,540 of 9,147 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Estela appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Estela's data
- Estela's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (1,007 total births) through the 2020s (718) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Estelas (3,540 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Estela: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~122 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1903–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Estela draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.