Stella
Latin stella, “star,” coined as a name by Philip Sidney.
2018peak year
No. 38best rank (2018)
207,288babies since 1880
No. 52rank in 2025
Popularity, 1880–2025
Stella appears in the national records from the very first year, 1880. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American girls in 60 different years between 1880 and 2025. Its biggest year was 2018, when 5,164 newborn girls received the name, ranking it No. 38 nationally. In 2025 it ranked No. 52 for girls. All told, 207,288 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other names that share a story: Sidney
Explore Stella interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 6,130 | No. 55 |
| 1890s | 9,807 | No. 56 |
| 1900s | 11,014 | No. 63 |
| 1910s | 28,526 | No. 62 |
| 1920s | 25,899 | No. 82 |
| 1930s | 11,206 | No. 140 |
| 1940s | 11,363 | No. 184 |
| 1950s | 8,591 | No. 226 |
| 1960s | 4,957 | No. 380 |
| 1970s | 2,563 | No. 543 |
| 1980s | 1,867 | No. 730 |
| 1990s | 1,798 | No. 723 |
| 2000s | 11,843 | No. 126 |
| 2010s | 44,225 | No. 38 |
| 2020s | 27,117 | No. 40 |
Births and rank shown for girls, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.