Stella
Girl name · Latin origin
Stella meaning
star
Stella at a glance
- Used as
- Girl name
- Origin
- Latin
- Latest U.S. rank (girl)
- #49 in 2024
- Meaning themes
- star
- nature
Stella popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #60 | 414 |
| 1890 | #56 | 924 |
| 1900 | #68 | 1,177 |
| 1910 | #72 | 1,319 |
| 1920 | #82 | 3,492 |
| 1930 | #140 | 1,570 |
| 1940 | #192 | 962 |
| 1950 | #226 | 1,113 |
| 1960 | #383 | 617 |
| 1970 | #543 | 347 |
| 1980 | #730 | 228 |
| 1990 | #1,046 | 171 |
| 2000 | #656 | 376 |
| 2010 | #85 | 3,440 |
| 2018 | #38 | 5,163 |
| 2020 | #42 | 4,667 |
| 2024 | #49 | 4,264 |
All 145 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #60 | 414 |
| 1881 | #63 | 416 |
| 1882 | #61 | 506 |
| 1883 | #59 | 529 |
| 1884 | #60 | 584 |
| 1885 | #57 | 649 |
| 1886 | #57 | 702 |
| 1887 | #59 | 664 |
| 1888 | #64 | 775 |
| 1889 | #55 | 891 |
| 1890 | #56 | 924 |
| 1891 | #59 | 867 |
| 1892 | #59 | 972 |
| 1893 | #63 | 926 |
| 1894 | #61 | 1,035 |
| 1895 | #60 | 1,026 |
| 1896 | #60 | 1,054 |
| 1897 | #64 | 966 |
| 1898 | #65 | 1,062 |
| 1899 | #62 | 975 |
| 1900 | #68 | 1,177 |
| 1901 | #65 | 928 |
| 1902 | #63 | 1,075 |
| 1903 | #64 | 1,016 |
| 1904 | #68 | 1,026 |
| 1905 | #67 | 1,097 |
| 1906 | #65 | 1,141 |
| 1907 | #70 | 1,150 |
| 1908 | #67 | 1,216 |
| 1909 | #70 | 1,188 |
| 1910 | #72 | 1,319 |
| 1911 | #72 | 1,422 |
| 1912 | #73 | 1,834 |
| 1913 | #69 | 2,205 |
| 1914 | #65 | 2,771 |
| 1915 | #64 | 3,657 |
| 1916 | #63 | 3,818 |
| 1917 | #62 | 3,872 |
| 1918 | #67 | 3,928 |
| 1919 | #70 | 3,700 |
| 1920 | #82 | 3,492 |
| 1921 | #86 | 3,335 |
| 1922 | #88 | 3,166 |
| 1923 | #96 | 2,956 |
| 1924 | #105 | 2,752 |
| 1925 | #114 | 2,402 |
| 1926 | #121 | 2,191 |
| 1927 | #123 | 2,112 |
| 1928 | #131 | 1,803 |
| 1929 | #136 | 1,690 |
| 1930 | #140 | 1,570 |
| 1931 | #142 | 1,419 |
| 1932 | #150 | 1,340 |
| 1933 | #163 | 1,123 |
| 1934 | #169 | 1,095 |
| 1935 | #187 | 945 |
| 1936 | #186 | 967 |
| 1937 | #195 | 916 |
| 1938 | #200 | 877 |
| 1939 | #188 | 954 |
| 1940 | #192 | 962 |
| 1941 | #184 | 1,023 |
| 1942 | #188 | 1,126 |
| 1943 | #188 | 1,182 |
| 1944 | #198 | 1,017 |
| 1945 | #198 | 993 |
| 1946 | #209 | 1,162 |
| 1947 | #200 | 1,334 |
| 1948 | #201 | 1,344 |
| 1949 | #215 | 1,220 |
| 1950 | #226 | 1,113 |
| 1951 | #240 | 1,060 |
| 1952 | #248 | 996 |
| 1953 | #263 | 956 |
| 1954 | #292 | 852 |
| 1955 | #305 | 794 |
| 1956 | #316 | 766 |
| 1957 | #337 | 731 |
| 1958 | #352 | 683 |
| 1959 | #378 | 639 |
| 1960 | #383 | 617 |
| 1961 | #394 | 597 |
| 1962 | #380 | 614 |
| 1963 | #413 | 541 |
| 1964 | #412 | 561 |
| 1965 | #411 | 511 |
| 1966 | #456 | 429 |
| 1967 | #467 | 411 |
| 1968 | #513 | 356 |
| 1969 | #551 | 320 |
| 1970 | #543 | 347 |
| 1971 | #584 | 299 |
| 1972 | #576 | 285 |
| 1973 | #642 | 234 |
| 1974 | #623 | 250 |
| 1975 | #628 | 251 |
| 1976 | #723 | 202 |
| 1977 | #669 | 235 |
| 1978 | #661 | 243 |
| 1979 | #748 | 216 |
| 1980 | #730 | 228 |
| 1981 | #730 | 227 |
| 1982 | #752 | 221 |
| 1983 | #766 | 208 |
| 1984 | #828 | 190 |
| 1985 | #987 | 154 |
| 1986 | #1,012 | 152 |
| 1987 | #960 | 166 |
| 1988 | #1,044 | 154 |
| 1989 | #1,014 | 169 |
| 1990 | #1,046 | 171 |
| 1991 | #1,157 | 152 |
| 1992 | #1,072 | 169 |
| 1993 | #1,085 | 167 |
| 1994 | #1,293 | 131 |
| 1995 | #1,322 | 125 |
| 1996 | #1,204 | 149 |
| 1997 | #1,013 | 190 |
| 1998 | #905 | 233 |
| 1999 | #723 | 312 |
| 2000 | #656 | 376 |
| 2001 | #598 | 422 |
| 2002 | #499 | 556 |
| 2003 | #380 | 797 |
| 2004 | #291 | 1,123 |
| 2005 | #250 | 1,308 |
| 2006 | #241 | 1,413 |
| 2007 | #243 | 1,463 |
| 2008 | #184 | 1,824 |
| 2009 | #126 | 2,560 |
| 2010 | #85 | 3,440 |
| 2011 | #74 | 3,698 |
| 2012 | #62 | 4,006 |
| 2013 | #70 | 3,916 |
| 2014 | #66 | 4,202 |
| 2015 | #51 | 4,798 |
| 2016 | #45 | 4,933 |
| 2017 | #42 | 5,069 |
| 2018 | #38 | 5,163 |
| 2019 | #40 | 4,994 |
| 2020 | #42 | 4,667 |
| 2021 | #41 | 4,818 |
| 2022 | #40 | 4,845 |
| 2023 | #46 | 4,366 |
| 2024 | #49 | 4,264 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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