Recorded 1950–2005 Girls' name Peak 1954 69 births

Estelita — girls' name

69 babies named Estelita in U.S. Social Security records since 1950, with the highest year being 1954. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s421960s171970s52000s5
1950s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Estelita was born in this single decade.

1954
Single peak year

11 babies were named Estelita in 1954 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Estelita

The Social Security Administration has registered 69 babies named Estelita between 1950 and 2005, spanning 56 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Estelita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2005. The name reached its historical peak in 1954, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Estelita performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 42 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Estelita shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Estelita in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 69 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Estelita at a glance

Last recorded 2005

Total births

69

Since 1950

56 years of records

Peak year

1954

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2005

Active since

1950

Recorded for 56 years

Last year on file: 2005

Estelita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–1950

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (1954)
11
Annual births at peak — across 56 years of records
4681012 20051970196619621961195719541953195219511950 7

Estelita by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
42 births that decade — 61% of Estelita's all-time total
1950s421960s171970s52000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Estelita?
69 babies have been named Estelita since 1950. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 1954 with 11 births.
When was Estelita most popular?
Estelita was most popular in the 1950s decade with 42 total births. The single peak year was 1954.
How long has the name Estelita been used?
Estelita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1950, spanning 56 years of data through 2005.
What names are similar to Estelita?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Esther, Estelle, Estella, Estrella, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1950–2005 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.