Stellamaris
Stellamaris pergrata is a species of flowering plant in the family Orchidaceae, native to Costa Rica, Panama and Colombia. It was first described by Oakes Ames in 1923 as Pleurothallis pergrata. It is the only species in the monotypic genus Stellamaris. The genus is one of a number established within subtribe Pleurothallidinae in 2018 as a result of a molecular phylogenetic study.
Meaning & Origin of Stellamaris
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Stellamaris pergrata is a species of flowering plant in the family Orchidaceae, native to Costa Rica, Panama and Colombia. It was first described by Oakes Ames in 1923 as Pleurothallis pergrata. It is the only species in the monotypic genus Stellamaris. The genus is one of a number established within subtribe Pleurothallidinae in 2018 as a result of a molecular phylogenetic study.
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The Story of Stellamaris
The earliest SSA record of Stellamaris as a baby girl name dates back to 2017, when 6 babies received it. 2024 was its biggest year on record, with 7 newborns named Stellamaris — #12,120 in the national rankings. About 66% of every Stellamaris on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. Stellamaris last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 35 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
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Names that sound like Stellamaris
Phonetically similar names — useful when Stellamaris is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Stelliferous
- Solares
- Silentious
- Silences
- Silencers
- Solidus
- Solomons
- Samarra
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About the name Stellamaris
Stellamaris is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2017 and has accumulated 35 births in the dataset. Stellamaris's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #12,120. Use the chart and map above to compare Stellamaris'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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