Recorded 1952–1962 Girls' name Peak 1954 24 births

Estrelita — girls' name

24 babies named Estrelita in U.S. Social Security records since 1952, with the highest year being 1954. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s171960s7
1950s
Peak decade

71% of everyone ever named Estrelita was born in this single decade.

1954
Single peak year

7 babies were named Estrelita in 1954 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Estrelita

The Social Security Administration has registered 24 babies named Estrelita between 1952 and 1962, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Estrelita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1962. The name reached its historical peak in 1954, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Estrelita performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Estrelita shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Estrelita 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 24 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.

Estrelita at a glance

Last recorded 1962

Total births

24

Since 1952

11 years of records

Peak year

1954

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1962

Active since

1952

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 1962

Estrelita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–1952

Last recorded 1962
Peak year (1954)
7
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1962195719541952 5

Estrelita by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
17 births that decade — 71% of Estrelita's all-time total
1950s171960s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Estrelita?
24 babies have been named Estrelita since 1952. It was last recorded in 1962. The peak year was 1954 with 7 births.
When was Estrelita most popular?
Estrelita was most popular in the 1950s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1954.
How long has the name Estrelita been used?
Estrelita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1952, spanning 11 years of data through 1962.
What names are similar to Estrelita?
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, 1952–1962 (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.