#492024 rank
2018peak year
202,743babies named Stella since 1880
▼ 15%5-year trend
Stella popularity over 145 years
🔥 Very popular now · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Stella mean?
From the Latin stella, 'star'. Philip Sidney's poem Astrophel and Stella spread it in the 1500s, and it revived as a vintage favorite in recent decades.
OriginLatin
Syllables2
Gendergirl
Stylevintage, classic
Names like Stella
Same era, same vibe — if you like Stella, these usually land on the shortlist too.
Famous Stellas
- Stella McCartney, designer
Spellings & variants
EstelleEstella
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