How Many People Are Named Estelle?
people named Estelle are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 25,192 people in the US has this name
Based on 56,569 babies named Estelle in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
1,793 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From an Old French name which was derived from Latin stella, meaning "star". It was rare in the English-speaking world in the Middle Ages, but it was revived in the 19th century, perhaps due to the character Estella Havisham in Charles Dickens' novel 'Great Expectations' (1860).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Estelle in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Estelle alive today is about 42 years old, and 48% are under 30. Half of them were between 8 and 76 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Estelle first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1915, to 1,793 babies. In 2025, 523 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Estelle has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #106, in 1911. In 2025 it ranked #573.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #573 |
| Best rank | #106 (1911) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #125 in the 1910s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Estelle alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Estelle were born in New York than in any other state: about 1,699 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Estelle was given 2.2 times as often in Rhode Island, 2.1 times in New York and 2 times in New Hampshire.
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