Girls' name · since 1952
Esthela
407 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.
- #13,377 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,446 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 407
- born since 1952
- 2000s
- peak decade
Esthela currently ranks #8446 among girls' names in America, with 407 babies recorded since 1952.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Esthela has been recorded 407 times among girls since 1952, currently ranked #8446 nationally and more common than 51% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1952 to 2025.
- #13,377 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,446 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 407 born since 1952
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Esthela ranks #13,377 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,446 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 407 born since 1952, peaking in the 2000s.
- #13,377 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,446 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 407
- born since 1952
- 2000s
- peak decade
Esthela's 407 recorded births place it above 81.49% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Esthela compares
407 Top 49% higher than 51% 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
Esthela's all-time total is 8% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Esthela | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 407 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 18 | 21 | 19,840 |
Esthela's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Esthela's SSA record in two at 2001 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1952, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2002 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Esthela popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–2025
- Peak year (2002)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 74 years of records
Esthela by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (108 births, 27% of the file).
2000s was Esthela's strongest decade.
108 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Esthela births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 15
1950s
15 births
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 1980s
1980s
60 births
- 1990s
1990s
87 births
- 2000s
2000s
108 births
- 2010s
2010s
70 births
- 2020s
2020s
56 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 108 births (27% of all-time use).
Esthela by state
Where Esthela concentrates geographically, total births since 1952
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 76 | 18.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 20 | 4.9% |
76 of 407 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Esthela's data
- Esthela's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (108 total births) through the 2020s (56) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Esthelas (76 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Esthela: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~73 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, 1952–2025 (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 Esthela 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.