Stellar
The Story of Stellar
As a girl name
American parents first put Stellar on the record books as a girl name in 1900, with 8 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 9 Stellars were born — ranking #10,287 that year. About 24% of every Stellar on record arrived during the 1910s, its defining decade. Stellar last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 192 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1900s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Stellar first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2008, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2017: 8 births, good for #8,836 nationwide. About 42% of every Stellar on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Stellar last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 64 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Stellar
Stellar is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1900 and has accumulated 192 births in the dataset. Stellar's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #10,287. Use the chart and map above to compare Stellar'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.