How Many People Are Named Stella?
people named Stella are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 3,117 people in the US has this name
Based on 207,288 babies named Stella in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
5,164 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Stella (99.9%) were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Stella alive today is about 23 years old, and 76% are under 30. Half of them were between 6 and 24 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Stella first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 2018, to 5,164 babies. In 2025, 4,136 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Stella never made the top 10 girls' names. Its best rank was #38, in 2018, and it was in the top 100 in 60 years between 1880 and 2025. In 2025 it ranked #52.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #52 |
| Best rank | #38 (2018) |
| Years in the top 100 | 60 (1880 to 2025) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #49 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Stella alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Stella were born in California than in any other state: about 13,042 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Stella was given 2.2 times as often in New Mexico, 1.6 times in Alaska and 1.5 times in Kentucky.
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