Estella Name Meaning

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By Helen Doanna

Lastest Updated July 9, 2024
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A Deep Dive

Estella Overview

Meaning

Star

Gender

Girl

Origin

Latin, Spanish

Etymology

Derived from the Latin word “stella,” meaning “star.” It is a Latinate form of the name Estelle​

Pronunciation

/ɛˈstɛlə/

Popularity

Estella is cherished globally, especially in the United States and several European countries like Spain, Italy, and France. In the USA, Estella ranked #610 for girls in 2023

Syllable

3 syllables

Length

7 letters

Numerology

2 (Cooperative, Adaptable, Considerate)

Name Styles

Classic, Vintage, Aesthetic, Nature-inspired

Associated Traits

Elegant, refined, intelligent, sophisticated.

Spiritual, Religious, or Cultural Significance

Estella holds literary significance, notably as the name of a key character in Charles Dickens’ “Great Expectations,” symbolizing beauty and complexity​

Name Day

August 15th (Spain)​
A Deep Dive

Estella Variations in Different Cultures

Popular Variations

Estelle, Stella, Estrella, Estela, Estele

Common Nicknames

Essie, Ella, Ellie, Star, Esty

Diminutives

Stell, Este, Esti, Els, Tela

Famous People

  • Estella Warren
    (Canadian Actress and Model)
  • Estella Canziani
    (English Painter and Writer)
  • Estella Agsteribbe
    (Dutch Gymnast)
  • Estella Sneider
    (Mexican-American Psychologist and Media Personality)

Pop Culture Icons and Works

  • Estella Havisham
    ("Great Expectations," Novel)
  • Estella
    ("Cruella," Film)

Places

  • Estella City
    (Navarre, Spain)
  • Estella Mountain Regional Park
    (Arizona, USA)
  • Ed Bird – Estella Lakes Provincial Park
    (British Columbia, Canada)

What Is the Meaning of Estella?

Estella means “star,” symbolizing brightness and guidance. It reflects a shining personality that stands out.

What Is the Origin of The Name Estella?

Estella has Latin origins, deriving from the word “stella,” which means “star.” The name gained popularity through literature, notably Charles Dickens’ character Estella in “Great Expectations.”

Estella Name Popularity

Popularity Chart of the Name Estella in the U.S. over the Years

United States flagUnited States#6592021#4992022#6102023
Top 3 Rankings#1061883#1101882#1101885

Annual Statistics Breakdown for Estella

YearName RankingNumber of BirthsBirth Rate (%)
2023610
(-111 from 2022)
486
(-146 from 2022)
0.02778
2022499
(+160 from 2021)
632
(+181 from 2021)
0.03525
2021659
(+72 from 2020)
451
(+77 from 2020)
0.02517
2020731
(+51 from 2019)
374
(+20 from 2019)
0.02116
2019782
(-35 from 2018)
354
(-16 from 2018)
0.01929
2018747
(+34 from 2017)
370
(+19 from 2017)
0.01990
2017781
(+124 from 2016)
351
(+44 from 2016)
0.01858
2016905
(-28 from 2015)
307
(-10 from 2015)
0.01586
2015877
(+79 from 2014)
317
(+37 from 2014)
0.01625
2014956
(-67 from 2013)
280
(-9 from 2013)
0.01431
2013889
(-5 from 2012)
289
(-11 from 2012)
0.01499
2012884
(+170 from 2011)
300
(+66 from 2011)
0.01547
20111054
(-50 from 2010)
234
(-16 from 2010)
0.01208
20101004
(+117 from 2009)
250
(+25 from 2009)
0.01275
20091121
(+106 from 2008)
225
(+19 from 2008)
0.01111
20081227
(+6 from 2007)
206
(+5 from 2007)
0.00989
20071233
(+81 from 2006)
201
(+23 from 2006)
0.00950
20061314
(-141 from 2005)
178
(-18 from 2005)
0.00851
20051173
(-55 from 2004)
196
(-8 from 2004)
0.00966
20041118
(+568 from 2003)
204
(+91 from 2003)
0.01011
20031686
(+135 from 2002)
113
(+15 from 2002)
0.00563
20021821
(+483 from 2001)
98
(+29 from 2001)
0.00496
20012304
(+2 from 2000)
69
(+2 from 2000)
0.00348
20002306
(+37 from 1999)
67
(+4 from 1999)
0.00336
19992343
(-179 from 1998)
63
(-3 from 1998)
0.00324
19982164
(+457 from 1997)
66
(+18 from 1997)
0.00340
19972621
(-563 from 1996)
48
(-19 from 1996)
0.00251
19962058
(+458 from 1995)
67
(+17 from 1995)
0.00349
19952516
(-221 from 1994)
50
(-7 from 1994)
0.00260
19942295
(-205 from 1993)
57
(-8 from 1993)
0.00292
19932090
(-182 from 1992)
65
(-8 from 1992)
0.00330
19921908
(+50 from 1991)
73
(+2 from 1991)
0.00364
19911958
(+276 from 1990)
71
(+14 from 1990)
0.00349
19902234
(-207 from 1989)
57
(-5 from 1989)
0.00277
19892027
(-225 from 1988)
62
(-7 from 1988)
0.00311
19881802
(-103 from 1987)
69
(-2 from 1987)
0.00359
19871699
(+18 from 1986)
71
(+3 from 1986)
0.00379
19861717
(-129 from 1985)
68
(-7 from 1985)
0.00368
19851588
(-77 from 1984)
75
No change from 1984
0.00406
19841511
(-111 from 1983)
75
(-9 from 1983)
0.00416
19831400
(-37 from 1982)
84
(-6 from 1982)
0.00469
19821363
(-136 from 1981)
90
(-16 from 1981)
0.00496
19811227
(+48 from 1980)
106
(+6 from 1980)
0.00593
19801275
(-121 from 1979)
100
(-15 from 1979)
0.00562
19791154
(+76 from 1978)
115
(+14 from 1978)
0.00667
19781230
(-151 from 1977)
101
(-19 from 1977)
0.00614
19771079
(+60 from 1976)
120
(+17 from 1976)
0.00729
19761139
(-97 from 1975)
103
(-11 from 1975)
0.00655
19751042
(-63 from 1974)
114
(-11 from 1974)
0.00730
1974979
(-97 from 1973)
125
(-17 from 1973)
0.00798
1973882
(+223 from 1972)
142
(+41 from 1972)
0.00914
19721105
(-125 from 1971)
101
(-28 from 1971)
0.00626
1971980
(-96 from 1970)
129
(-21 from 1970)
0.00736
1970884
(+23 from 1969)
150
(+14 from 1969)
0.00819
1969907
(-140 from 1968)
136
(-33 from 1968)
0.00772
1968767
(-24 from 1967)
169
(-5 from 1967)
0.00988
1967743
(-30 from 1966)
174
(-15 from 1966)
0.01013
1966713
(+7 from 1965)
189
No change from 1965
0.01076
1965720
(-13 from 1964)
189
(-26 from 1964)
0.01034
1964707
(-37 from 1963)
215
(-11 from 1963)
0.01098
1963670
(+20 from 1962)
226
(+4 from 1962)
0.01137
1962690
(-85 from 1961)
222
(-56 from 1961)
0.01095
1961605
(-18 from 1960)
278
(-7 from 1960)
0.01338
1960587
(+12 from 1959)
285
(+11 from 1959)
0.01370
1959599
(-16 from 1958)
274
(-18 from 1958)
0.01318
1958583
(-11 from 1957)
292
(+6 from 1957)
0.01414
1957572
(-75 from 1956)
286
(-69 from 1956)
0.01363
1956497
(+26 from 1955)
355
(+45 from 1955)
0.01724
1955523
(-61 from 1954)
310
(-54 from 1954)
0.01546
1954462
(-19 from 1953)
364
(-12 from 1953)
0.01828
1953443
(-6 from 1952)
376
(-10 from 1952)
0.01949
1952437
(+10 from 1951)
386
(+45 from 1951)
0.02029
1951447
(-46 from 1950)
341
(-55 from 1950)
0.01846
1950401
(-23 from 1949)
396
(-32 from 1949)
0.02252
1949378
(+22 from 1948)
428
(+29 from 1948)
0.02438
1948400
(-16 from 1947)
399
(-33 from 1947)
0.02290
1947384
(+10 from 1946)
432
(+61 from 1946)
0.02376
1946394
(-18 from 1945)
371
(+20 from 1945)
0.02300
1945376
(+9 from 1944)
351
(+17 from 1944)
0.02608
1944385
(-9 from 1943)
334
(-34 from 1943)
0.02444
1943376
No change from 1942
368
(+11 from 1942)
0.02564
1942376
(-7 from 1941)
357
(+24 from 1941)
0.02567
1941369
(-32 from 1940)
333
(-25 from 1940)
0.02673
1940337
(-13 from 1939)
358
(-12 from 1939)
0.03030
1939324
(+28 from 1938)
370
(+37 from 1938)
0.03263
1938352
(-16 from 1937)
333
(-15 from 1937)
0.02917
1937336
(-8 from 1936)
348
(-8 from 1936)
0.03158
1936328
(+2 from 1935)
356
(-10 from 1935)
0.03304
1935330
(-6 from 1934)
366
(-5 from 1934)
0.03368
1934324
(-20 from 1933)
371
(-36 from 1933)
0.03428
1933304
(-5 from 1932)
407
(-37 from 1932)
0.03891
1932299
(-4 from 1931)
444
(-9 from 1931)
0.04013
1931295
(+15 from 1930)
453
(-7 from 1930)
0.04104
1930310
(-26 from 1929)
460
(-56 from 1929)
0.03944
1929284
(-2 from 1928)
516
(-19 from 1928)
0.04458
1928282
(+4 from 1927)
535
(-11 from 1927)
0.04475
1927286
(-9 from 1926)
546
(-31 from 1926)
0.04416
1926277
(-7 from 1925)
577
(-29 from 1925)
0.04690
1925270
(-1 from 1924)
606
(+23 from 1924)
0.04798
1924269
(+3 from 1923)
583
(+19 from 1923)
0.04500
1923272
(-11 from 1922)
564
(-52 from 1922)
0.04503
1922261
No change from 1921
616
(-22 from 1921)
0.04938
1921261
(+3 from 1920)
638
(+22 from 1920)
0.04985
1920264
(+2 from 1919)
616
(+44 from 1919)
0.04952
1919266
(-9 from 1918)
572
(-25 from 1918)
0.04870
1918257
(-5 from 1917)
597
(-18 from 1917)
0.04965
1917252
(-4 from 1916)
615
(+20 from 1916)
0.05473
1916248
(-6 from 1915)
595
(-4 from 1915)
0.05480
1915242
(-5 from 1914)
599
(+85 from 1914)
0.05850
1914237
(-15 from 1913)
514
(+49 from 1913)
0.06452
1913222
(+5 from 1912)
465
(+71 from 1912)
0.07100
1912227
(-33 from 1911)
394
(+30 from 1911)
0.06715
1911194
(-13 from 1910)
364
(-13 from 1910)
0.08239
1910181
(+6 from 1909)
377
(+59 from 1909)
0.08986
1909187
(-7 from 1908)
318
(+1 from 1908)
0.08639
1908180
(+1 from 1907)
317
(+8 from 1907)
0.08941
1907181
(+3 from 1906)
309
(+38 from 1906)
0.09157
1906184
(-3 from 1905)
271
(-4 from 1905)
0.08646
1905181
(-23 from 1904)
275
(-69 from 1904)
0.08875
1904158
(+4 from 1903)
344
(+39 from 1903)
0.11763
1903162
(+6 from 1902)
305
(+22 from 1902)
0.10963
1902168
(-6 from 1901)
283
(+2 from 1901)
0.10095
1901162
(-3 from 1900)
281
(-84 from 1900)
0.11053
1900159
(-2 from 1899)
365
(+77 from 1899)
0.11487
1899157
(+2 from 1898)
288
(-31 from 1898)
0.11637
1898159
(-12 from 1897)
319
(+2 from 1897)
0.11636
1897147
(-14 from 1896)
317
(-46 from 1896)
0.12768
1896133
(+13 from 1895)
363
(+59 from 1895)
0.14405
1895146
(-18 from 1894)
304
(-31 from 1894)
0.12302
1894128
(+1 from 1893)
335
(+6 from 1893)
0.14197
1893129
No change from 1892
329
(-3 from 1892)
0.14607
1892129
(+4 from 1891)
332
(+65 from 1891)
0.14761
1891133
(-11 from 1890)
267
(-53 from 1890)
0.13583
1890122
(+6 from 1889)
320
(+32 from 1889)
0.15868
1889128
(-7 from 1888)
288
(-15 from 1888)
0.15221
1888121
(-4 from 1887)
303
(+43 from 1887)
0.15994
1887117
(+1 from 1886)
260
(+14 from 1886)
0.16729
1886118
(-8 from 1885)
246
No change from 1885
0.16002
1885110
(+6 from 1884)
246
(+24 from 1884)
0.17330
1884116
(-10 from 1883)
222
(-11 from 1883)
0.16135
1883106
(+4 from 1882)
233
(+35 from 1882)
0.19407
1882110
(+1 from 1881)
198
(+35 from 1881)
0.17114
1881111
No change from 1880
163
(+1 from 1880)
0.16489
1880111
First SSA data recorded
162
First SSA data recorded
0.16598

American States Popularity Rankings for Estella

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Number of Births )

Texas (TX)

Texas (TX) flagTexas (TX)#8362021#5122022#8292023

California (CA)

California (CA) flagCalifornia (CA)#5432021#5132022#6422023

Mississippi (MS)

Mississippi (MS) flagMississippi (MS)#4511968#4521979#5762022

Georgia (GA)

Georgia (GA) flagGeorgia (GA)#9382021#11052022#7462023

Pennsylvania (PA)

Pennsylvania (PA) flagPennsylvania (PA)#6362021#3712022#6282023

Ohio (OH)

Ohio (OH) flagOhio (OH)#5342021#4012022#4432023

Alabama (AL)

Alabama (AL) flagAlabama (AL)#8762021#5562022#6482023

North Carolina (NC)

North Carolina (NC) flagNorth Carolina (NC)#14882021#5222022#6482023

New York (NY)

New York (NY) flagNew York (NY)#9842021#5952022#9422023

Illinois (IL)

Illinois (IL) flagIllinois (IL)#5202021#5262022#5402023

Florida (FL)

Florida (FL) flagFlorida (FL)#7842021#5672022#5252023

Arkansas (AR)

Arkansas (AR) flagArkansas (AR)#5042020#5242021#3042022

Tennessee (TN)

Tennessee (TN) flagTennessee (TN)#6032021#3412022#5882023

Louisiana (LA)

Louisiana (LA) flagLouisiana (LA)#6722019#5972020#5832022

Michigan (MI)

Michigan (MI) flagMichigan (MI)#6292021#3282022#5722023

Arizona (AZ)

Arizona (AZ) flagArizona (AZ)#4412021#4642022#5592023

New Mexico (NM)

New Mexico (NM) flagNew Mexico (NM)#4552005#3852018#2462021

Missouri (MO)

Missouri (MO) flagMissouri (MO)#5422021#2852022#6162023

South Carolina (SC)

South Carolina (SC) flagSouth Carolina (SC)#6712012#7192021#6432023

Indiana (IN)

Indiana (IN) flagIndiana (IN)#4642021#3902022#4972023

Virginia (VA)

Virginia (VA) flagVirginia (VA)#8232021#5772022#7292023

Kentucky (KY)

Kentucky (KY) flagKentucky (KY)#5772014#5832022#3652023

Oklahoma (OK)

Oklahoma (OK) flagOklahoma (OK)#7512021#5702022#5642023

New Jersey (NJ)

New Jersey (NJ) flagNew Jersey (NJ)#8102021#7482022#8172023

Maryland (MD)

Maryland (MD) flagMaryland (MD)#7352021#7492022#6252023

Colorado (CO)

Colorado (CO) flagColorado (CO)#6532021#3752022#8172023

Washington (WA)

Washington (WA) flagWashington (WA)#3692021#3982022#3252023

Wisconsin (WI)

Wisconsin (WI) flagWisconsin (WI)#4112021#3562022#4592023

West Virginia (WV)

West Virginia (WV) flagWest Virginia (WV)#2901939#3491942#3182023

Minnesota (MN)

Minnesota (MN) flagMinnesota (MN)#5362021#4492022#8872023

Kansas (KS)

Kansas (KS) flagKansas (KS)#3582021#3562022#4542023

Iowa (IA)

Iowa (IA) flagIowa (IA)#4062021#3612022#4512023

Massachusetts (MA)

Massachusetts (MA) flagMassachusetts (MA)#9092021#7072022#6832023

Oregon (OR)

Oregon (OR) flagOregon (OR)#4002021#4932022#6402023

Utah (UT)

Utah (UT) flagUtah (UT)#5932021#5552022#4562023

Nebraska (NE)

Nebraska (NE) flagNebraska (NE)#3892017#2892019#3132022

South Dakota (SD)

South Dakota (SD) flagSouth Dakota (SD)#2361920#2192012#2202023

Nevada (NV)

Nevada (NV) flagNevada (NV)#5462020#3782022#3872023

Idaho (ID)

Idaho (ID) flagIdaho (ID)#1461916#1481921#4032023

Maine (ME)

Maine (ME) flagMaine (ME)#1791915#2311924#1981934

Delaware (DE)

Delaware (DE) flagDelaware (DE)#841916#761928

North Dakota (ND)

North Dakota (ND) flagNorth Dakota (ND)#2002014#2012023

Connecticut (CT)

Connecticut (CT) flagConnecticut (CT)#4762017

Montana (MT)

Montana (MT) flagMontana (MT)#1701922

Popularity Rankings for Estella in other Countries and American Territories

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Rankings)

Popularity in Ireland

Ireland flagIreland#3801966

Popularity in New Zealand

New Zealand flagNew Zealand#4072008

Popularity in Poland

Poland flagPoland#5992014#7242015#5002016

Popularity in Switzerland

Switzerland flagSwitzerland#9532011#7292012#9422016

Popularity in Canada

Canada flagCanada#9482019#8322021#8252022

Source: Social Security Administration (SSA) and Other National Sources

Is Estella a Name for Boys or Girls?

Estella is generally used for girls, reflecting its historical and cultural usage in literature and naming trends.

Variants, Nicknames, Diminutives, and Ideal Middle Names for Estella

Estella in Famous People Names, Pop Culture, and Places

  • Estella Warren (Actress and Model, born 1978): A Canadian actress and former synchronized swimmer known for her roles in films like "Planet of the Apes" and "The Cooler."
  • Estella Canziani (Painter and Writer, 1887-1964): An English artist and folklorist who illustrated and documented European folklore and traditions.
  • Estella Agsteribbe (Gymnast, 1909-1943): A Dutch gymnast who won a gold medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam.
  • Estella Sneider (Psychologist and Media Personality, born 1950): A Mexican-American psychologist and television personality, known for her appearances on reality TV.
  • Estella Daniels (Actress): A British actress recognized for her role in the TV series "Sinbad."
  • Estella Havisham ("Great Expectations," 1861 Novel by Charles Dickens): A beautiful but cold-hearted young woman raised by Miss Havisham to break men's hearts.
  • Estella ("Cruella," 2021 Film): An aspiring fashion designer whose alter ego is Cruella de Vil.
  • Estella City (Navarre, Spain): A historic city on the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route, featuring medieval architecture and the Church of San Pedro de la Rúa.
  • Estella Mountain Regional Park (Arizona, USA): A regional park offering hiking, mountain biking, and wildlife viewing opportunities in the Sonoran Desert.
  • Estella Lakes Provincial Park (British Columbia, Canada): A place in British Columbia, which includes mountainous areas and is popular among hikers and nature enthusiasts.

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