US rank #6672 Girls' name Peak 2002 395 births

Esthela — #6672 US girls' name

395 babies named Esthela in U.S. Social Security records since 1952, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s151970s111980s601990s872000s1082010s702020s44
#6672
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 62% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Esthela was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

18 babies were named Esthela in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Esthela

The Social Security Administration has registered 395 babies named Esthela between 1952 and 2024, spanning 73 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Esthela currently holds the #6672 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Esthela performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 108 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Esthela shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 76 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Esthela in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Esthela 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 395 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.

Esthela at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

395

Since 1952

73 years of records

Peak year

2002

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#6,672

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1952

Recorded for 73 years

Last year on file: 2024

Esthela popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1952

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2002)
18
Annual births at peak — across 73 years of records
05101520 202420172010200419981991198419561952 5

Esthela by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
108 births that decade — 27% of Esthela's all-time total
1950s151970s111980s601990s872000s1082010s702020s44

Esthela by state

Where Esthela concentrates geographically — total births since 1952

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Esthela
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
76 19.2%
#2 Texas
20 5.1%
California share of Esthela's total US births 19.2%
Even split

76 of 395 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Esthela?
395 babies have been named Esthela since 1952. It currently ranks #6672 among girls. The peak year was 2002 with 18 births.
When was Esthela most popular?
Esthela was most popular in the 2000s decade with 108 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
Where is Esthela most popular?
The top states for the name Esthela are California (76 births), Texas (20 births).
How long has the name Esthela been used?
Esthela has been recorded in Social Security data since 1952, spanning 73 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Esthela?
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.

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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, 1952–2024 (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.