Estela is an uncommon variant of Estelle that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2022.
Estela is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #1,624 for girl births in the United States (and #2,990 across all names), given to 128 babies — 135 including U.S. territories. Estela first appears in 1903 and peaked in 2022 (134 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 128 | 135 | #1,624 |
| 2024 | 115 | 128 | #1,757 |
| 2023 | 133 | 133 | #1,584 |
| 2022 | 134 | 146 | #1,585 |
| 2021 | 112 | 120 | #1,809 |
| 2020 | 96 | 102 | #1,966 |
| 2019 | 126 | 134 | #1,672 |
| 2018 | 87 | 96 | #2,168 |
| 2017 | 95 | 108 | #2,060 |
| 2016 | 73 | 88 | #2,492 |
| 2015 | 96 | 101 | #2,044 |
| 2014 | 76 | 84 | #2,397 |
| 2013 | 68 | 76 | #2,609 |
| 2012 | 88 | 96 | #2,153 |
| 2011 | 88 | 97 | #2,162 |
| 2010 | 75 | 75 | #2,482 |
| 2009 | 81 | 87 | #2,383 |
| 2008 | 84 | 91 | #2,323 |
| 2007 | 86 | 92 | #2,260 |
| 2006 | 73 | 73 | #2,520 |
| 2005 | 74 | 79 | #2,386 |
| 2004 | 82 | 90 | #2,183 |
| 2003 | 89 | 89 | #2,021 |
| 2002 | 83 | 83 | #2,068 |
| 2001 | 89 | 89 | #1,944 |
| 2000 | 98 | 98 | #1,781 |
| 1999 | 88 | 88 | #1,815 |
| 1998 | 89 | 89 | #1,767 |
| 1997 | 99 | — | #1,608 |
| 1996 | 97 | — | #1,601 |
| 1995 | 86 | — | #1,706 |
| 1994 | 80 | — | #1,802 |
| 1993 | 92 | — | #1,645 |
| 1992 | 92 | — | #1,649 |
| 1991 | 96 | — | #1,586 |
| 1990 | 120 | — | #1,337 |
| 1989 | 86 | — | #1,618 |
| 1988 | 81 | — | #1,606 |
| 1987 | 83 | — | #1,537 |
| 1986 | 80 | — | #1,528 |
| 1985 | 78 | — | #1,556 |
| 1984 | 79 | — | #1,465 |
| 1983 | 83 | — | #1,415 |
| 1982 | 94 | — | #1,327 |
| 1981 | 105 | — | #1,241 |
| 1980 | 100 | — | #1,277 |
| 1979 | 114 | — | #1,163 |
| 1978 | 80 | — | #1,440 |
| 1977 | 95 | — | #1,258 |
| 1976 | 106 | — | #1,127 |
| 1975 | 81 | — | #1,334 |
| 1974 | 102 | — | #1,138 |
| 1973 | 92 | — | #1,176 |
| 1972 | 93 | — | #1,164 |
| 1971 | 89 | — | #1,245 |
| 1970 | 77 | — | #1,360 |
| 1969 | 79 | — | #1,261 |
| 1968 | 82 | — | #1,200 |
| 1967 | 89 | — | #1,107 |
| 1966 | 63 | — | #1,390 |
| 1965 | 90 | — | #1,113 |
| 1964 | 91 | — | #1,158 |
| 1963 | 81 | — | #1,222 |
| 1962 | 79 | — | #1,238 |
| 1961 | 74 | — | #1,290 |
| 1960 | 74 | — | #1,284 |
| 1959 | 97 | — | #1,082 |
| 1958 | 99 | — | #1,052 |
| 1957 | 95 | — | #1,068 |
| 1956 | 81 | — | #1,152 |
| 1955 | 118 | — | #902 |
| 1954 | 100 | — | #975 |
| 1953 | 94 | — | #988 |
| 1952 | 121 | — | #833 |
| 1951 | 93 | — | #961 |
| 1950 | 109 | — | #842 |
| 1949 | 124 | — | #776 |
| 1948 | 92 | — | #908 |
| 1947 | 61 | — | #1,154 |
| 1946 | 86 | — | #899 |
| 1945 | 62 | — | #981 |
| 1944 | 78 | — | #864 |
| 1943 | 62 | — | #1,009 |
| 1942 | 54 | — | #1,069 |
| 1941 | 53 | — | #1,008 |
| 1940 | 48 | — | #1,040 |
| 1939 | 70 | — | #829 |
| 1938 | 60 | — | #916 |
| 1937 | 55 | — | #934 |
| 1936 | 67 | — | #820 |
| 1935 | 50 | — | #977 |
| 1934 | 80 | — | #746 |
| 1933 | 59 | — | #882 |
| 1932 | 82 | — | #745 |
| 1931 | 70 | — | #814 |
| 1930 | 68 | — | #868 |
| 1929 | 78 | — | #799 |
| 1928 | 73 | — | #847 |
| 1927 | 72 | — | #878 |
| 1926 | 63 | — | #945 |
| 1925 | 67 | — | #908 |
| 1924 | 40 | — | #1,262 |
| 1923 | 47 | — | #1,117 |
| 1922 | 37 | — | #1,293 |
| 1921 | 51 | — | #1,061 |
| 1920 | 40 | — | #1,215 |
| 1919 | 31 | — | #1,401 |
| 1918 | 34 | — | #1,307 |
| 1917 | 37 | — | #1,190 |
| 1916 | 15 | — | #2,167 |
| 1915 | 24 | — | #1,490 |
| 1914 | 13 | — | #1,943 |
| 1913 | 16 | — | #1,485 |
| 1912 | 8 | — | #2,217 |
| 1911 | 11 | — | #1,484 |
| 1910 | 6 | — | #2,228 |
| 1907 | 5 | — | #2,165 |
| 1906 | 6 | — | #1,804 |
| 1905 | 6 | — | #1,774 |
| 1903 | 11 | — | #1,087 |