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Estelle

Girl name

Estelle has been given to 56,569 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1915 and currently ranks #573 for girls (2025).

Meaning & origin /ɛˈstɛl/

API Borrowed from French Estelle, from Occitan estela (“star”), from Latin stēlla. Doublet of étoile, estoile, stella, and stelo. Name of a third century martyr.

Origin: French < Occitan

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025

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Total babies

56,569

Peak year

1915 (1,793 babies)

Rank in 2025

#573 for girls

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▲ +52%

Gender split

100% girls / 0% boys

Famous people named Estelle

Louise Fletcher

American actress (1934–2022)

Geri Halliwell

English singer and actress

Estelle Harris

American actress (1928–2022)

Princess Estelle, Duchess of Östergötland

Daughter of Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, and Prince Daniel, Duke of Västergötland

Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).

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