Estela
Estela is a name with multiple cultural origins: Portuguese, Spanish.
- Portuguese
- Spanish
Meaning & Origin of Estela
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Estela is a name with multiple cultural origins: Portuguese, Spanish.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Portuguese
- Spanish
The Story of Estela
Estela first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1903, with 11 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 134 Estelas were born — ranking #1,582 that year. As of 2026, Estela ranks #1,594 for baby girls with 131 births, rising sharply (+24% over the past five years). In total, more than 9K Estelas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Estela
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Estela. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Estela
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About the name Estela
Estela is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1903 and has accumulated 9K births in the dataset. Estela's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #745. Use the chart and map above to compare Estela'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.