Estela

“Star” — Latin (via Spanish/Occitan Estela, equivalent to Stella) origin

Girl's name · #1624 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Estela reached its best rank, #745, in 1932 and ranked #1624 in 2025. Roughly 9,100 girls have been named Estela since 1903. Together with its spelling variant Estella (#509), Estela would rank around #437 with about 710 births last year — the newborns split about 82/18 between Estella and Estela.

Around the world: about 1 in 680 girls in Puerto Rico (2025) · about 1 in 17,000 girls in Switzerland (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 5 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Estelas

Estela Barnes de Carlotto — Argentine human rights activist, leader of the Grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo
Estela Giménez — Spanish rhythmic gymnast
Estela Rodríguez — Cuban judoka (1967–2022)
Estela García — Spanish athlete
Estela Quesada — Costa Rican lawyer (1924-2011)

In stories & tradition

Estela Reynolds — La que se avecina
Estela — Heli

What Estelas become

Among 148 notable people named Estela:

Artists & writers appear 1.32× more often than among typical names — e.g. Estela Canto, writer and translator.

Similar names: Estella · Marcelina · Ester · Noella · Evangelina · Manuela

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