Girls' name · since 1880
Estelle
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 56,410 babies named Estelle, peaking in 1915. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #544 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #573 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 56,410
- born since 1880
- 1910s
- peak decade
Yes -- Estelle is the #573 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 56,410 recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Estelle recorded 56,410 times among girls since 1880, holding rank #573 nationally today, ahead of 97% of girls, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #544 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #573 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 56,410 born since 1880
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Estelle ranks #544 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #573 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 56,410 born since 1880, peaking in the 1910s.
- #544 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #573 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 56,410
- born since 1880
- 1910s
- peak decade
Estelle's 56,410 recorded births place it above 99.24% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
45 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Estelle compares
56,410 Top 4% higher than 96% 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
Estelle's all-time total is 150x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Estelle | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 56,410 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,784 | 21 | 19,840 |
Estelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Estelle's SSA record in two at 1953 and the more recent half accounts for 18% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 82%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1996, with only 27 births recorded -- set against the 1915 peak of 1,784, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Estelle popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1915)
- 1,784
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Estelle popularity over time - boys
159 total births recorded since 1894 (Estelle as boys' name)
Estelle by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (13,807 births, 24% of the file).
1910s was Estelle's strongest decade.
13,807 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Estelle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 1,841
1880s
1,841 births
- 1890s 3,485
1890s
3,485 births
- 1900s 5,259
1900s
5,259 births
- 1910s
1910s
13,807 births
- 1920s
1920s
12,279 births
- 1930s
1930s
5,704 births
- 1940s 3,225
1940s
3,225 births
- 1950s 1,930
1950s
1,930 births
- 1960s 1,077
1960s
1,077 births
- 1970s 589
1970s
589 births
- 1980s 454
1980s
454 births
- 1990s 393
1990s
393 births
- 2000s 966
2000s
966 births
- 2010s 2,893
2010s
2,893 births
- 2020s 2,508
2020s
2,508 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 13,807 births (24% of all-time use).
How Estelle 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 Estelle's total volume
Estelle by state
Where Estelle concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 7,726 | 13.7% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 2,612 | 4.6% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 2,490 | 4.4% |
| #4 | Virginia | | 2,028 | 3.6% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 1,973 | 3.5% |
| #6 | Massachusetts | | 1,876 | 3.3% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 1,817 | 3.2% |
| #8 | Texas | | 1,815 | 3.2% |
7,726 of 56,410 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 45 reporting states.
Estelle appears in 45 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Estelle's data
- Estelle's decade-level peak was the 1910s (13,807 total births); usage has since declined to 2,508 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Estelles (7,726 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Estelle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1915)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Estelle 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.