Girls' name · since 1914
Estrella
Estrella has 16,799 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2005 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,188 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #612 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 16,799
- born since 1914
- 2000s
- peak decade
16,799 babies have been named Estrella since 1914, making it today's #612 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Estrella recorded 16,799 times among girls since 1914, holding rank #612 nationally today, ahead of 96% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2025.
- #1,188 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #612 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 16,799 born since 1914
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Estrella ranks #1,188 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #612 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 16,799 born since 1914, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,188 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #612 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 16,799
- born since 1914
- 2000s
- peak decade
Estrella's 16,799 recorded births place it above 98.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
39 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Estrella compares
16,799 Top 7% higher than 93% 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
Estrella's all-time total is 45x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Estrella | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 16,799 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,105 | 21 | 19,840 |
Estrella's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Estrella's SSA record in two at 1977 and the more recent half accounts for 97% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 3%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1914, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2005 peak of 1,105, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Estrella popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 1,105
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Estrella by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (6,587 births, 39% of the file).
2000s was Estrella's strongest decade.
6,587 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Estrella births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 19
1910s
19 births
- 1920s 41
1920s
41 births
- 1930s 33
1930s
33 births
- 1940s 46
1940s
46 births
- 1950s 116
1950s
116 births
- 1960s 120
1960s
120 births
- 1970s 309
1970s
309 births
- 1980s 737
1980s
737 births
- 1990s 1,810
1990s
1,810 births
- 2000s
2000s
6,587 births
- 2010s
2010s
4,404 births
- 2020s 2,577
2020s
2,577 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 6,587 births (39% of all-time use).
How Estrella 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 Estrella's total volume
Estrella by state
Where Estrella concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 4,265 | 25.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 3,185 | 19.0% |
| #3 | Arizona | | 808 | 4.8% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 668 | 4.0% |
| #5 | New Mexico | | 637 | 3.8% |
| #6 | Florida | | 579 | 3.4% |
| #7 | Colorado | | 475 | 2.8% |
| #8 | New York | | 456 | 2.7% |
4,265 of 16,799 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 39 reporting states.
Estrella appears in 39 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Estrella's data
- Estrella's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (6,587 total births) through the 2020s (2,577) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Estrellas (4,265 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 Estrella: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~111 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, 1914–2025 (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 Estrella 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.