Estrella
Estrella was the 612th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 477 babies. Its best year was 2005, when it ranked 296th with 1,105 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 182 places. More babies were named Estrella in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning star (Spanish) · Spanish, Latin
Say it eh-STREL-uh /ɛˈstrɛlə/
- Rank in 2025
- #612 girls, up 127 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 477girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20051,105 babies
- Total since 1880
- 16,799babies recorded
What does the name Estrella mean?
Estrella is the Spanish word for star, and as a name it comes straight from that word, according to Wiktionary. The Real Academia Española traces estrella to Latin stella, star. It is also a Spanish surname. Stella and Estelle are related names from the same Latin word; DMNES records Stella as a medieval Italian name. Estrella has been used in the US since the 1910s.
estrella (Spanish, “star”)stella (Latin, “star”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Pronunciation: Spanish: es-TREH-yah.
Related names: Stella, Estelle, Estella, Starr.
See also: Spanish names, names that mean sky, star, moon or sun.
Sources for this meaning
- Real Academia Española, Diccionario de la lengua española (23rd ed., online), entry 'estrella' (etymology), Real Academia Española / ASALE
- Wiktionary, entry 'Estrella' (Spanish section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Stella', DMNES (Durham University)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (yob*.txt), team3 computation of first year recorded, US Social Security Administration (public domain)
Estrella popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #612 | 477 |
| 2020 | #739 | 370 |
| 2010 | #422 | 746 |
| 2000 | #694 | 339 |
| 1990 | #1,597 | 94 |
| 1980 | #1,771 | 62 |
| 1970 | #2,964 | 23 |
| 1960 | #3,985 | 11 |
| 1950 | #2,812 | 14 |
| 1940 | #3,303 | 8 |
| 1930 | #3,141 | 9 |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Estrella, counting every spelling?
Estrella has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #615 for girls in 2025, against #612 on the official list, because Kaylin/Kaylynn/Kailyn and Eileen/Aileen/Ayleen and Jayleen/Jaylene/Jaelynn move ahead once their spellings are combined.
How many kids will share the name Estrella?
477 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Estrella (0.13 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Estrella born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 18 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Estrella.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Estrella?
About 16,500 people born in the US named Estrella are alive today, with a median age of 18; half are between 11 and 23. That makes Estrella mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Estrella by state
How common Estrella was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Mexico (7.9×), Arizona (2.8×), California (2.2×), Nebraska (2.1×), Colorado (1.8×). In 18 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Estrella: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Estrella, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Estrella · Sibling names for Estrella
Questions about the name Estrella
What does Estrella mean?
Estrella means “star (Spanish)” (Spanish, Latin origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Estrella?
Estrella was the 612th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 477 babies. Its best year was 2005, when it ranked 296th with 1,105 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 182 places. More babies were named Estrella in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Estrella a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Estrella in the US.
Where is Estrella most popular?
In 2021–2025, Estrella was most common in New Mexico (2.14 per 1,000 girls), followed by Arizona and California.