Estel
Estel was a steel company formed by the merging of Koninklijke Hoogovens IJmuiden steel plant and Hoesch's main steel plant in Dortmund. The company existed from 1972 to 1982 until de-merged.
Meaning & Origin of Estel
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Estel was a steel company formed by the merging of Koninklijke Hoogovens IJmuiden steel plant and Hoesch's main steel plant in Dortmund. The company existed from 1972 to 1982 until de-merged.
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Origin & history
The Story of Estel
As a girl name
Estel first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1898, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1916, when 23 Estels were born — ranking #1,581 that year. As of 2026, Estel ranks #12,180 for girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 467 Estels have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Estel first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1893, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1921, when 87 Estels were born — ranking #692 that year. As of 2026, Estel ranks #6,263 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 2K Estels have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Estel
Estel is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1893 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Estel's peak popularity came in 1921 when it ranked #692. Use the chart and map above to compare Estel's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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