Girls' name · since 1941
Estrellita
1,159 babies named Estrellita in U.S. Social Security records since 1941, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,780 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,203 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,159
- born since 1941
- 2000s
- peak decade
Estrellita currently ranks #10203 among girls' names in America, with 1,159 babies recorded since 1941.
Social Security Administration records show Estrellita recorded 1,159 times among girls since 1941, holding rank #10203 nationally today, ahead of 41% 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 1941 to 2025.
- #6,780 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,203 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,159 born since 1941
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Estrellita ranks #6,780 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,203 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,159 born since 1941, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,780 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,203 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,159
- born since 1941
- 2000s
- peak decade
Estrellita's 1,159 recorded births place it above 90.62% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Estrellita compares
1,159 Top 30% higher than 70% 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
Estrellita's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Estrellita | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,159 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 35 | 21 | 19,840 |
Estrellita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Estrellita's SSA record in two at 1985 and the more recent half accounts for 66% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 34%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1944, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2006 peak of 35, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Estrellita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1941–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 85 years of records
Estrellita by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (247 births, 21% of the file).
2000s was Estrellita's strongest decade.
247 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Estrellita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 48
1940s
48 births
- 1950s 98
1950s
98 births
- 1960s 79
1960s
79 births
- 1970s
1970s
99 births
- 1980s
1980s
163 births
- 1990s
1990s
190 births
- 2000s
2000s
247 births
- 2010s
2010s
151 births
- 2020s 84
2020s
84 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 247 births (21% of all-time use).
How Estrellita 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 Estrellita's total volume
Estrellita by state
Where Estrellita concentrates geographically, total births since 1941
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 160 | 13.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 129 | 11.1% |
| #3 | New York | | 15 | 1.3% |
| #4 | Hawaii | | 10 | 0.9% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.4% |
160 of 1,159 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Estrellita's data
- Estrellita's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (247 total births) through the 2020s (84) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Estrellitas (160 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 Estrellita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~84 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, 1941–2025 (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 Estrellita 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.