Baby Name Popularity Profile

Stella

Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Stella.

✦ Star 🌍 Latin Nature Traditional
National Rank (2025) #52
All-Time Peak Rank #38 Achieved 2018
Total U.S. Births 206,906 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 0.0% Boy / 100.0% Girl Female Archetype
First Recorded 1880 Data through: 2025
Peak Decade 2010s 5,164 births in 2018
πŸ’‘ The Stella Vibe: Considered a Perennial Favorite. A historic staple that has maintained dominant national popularity for over half a century.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning Star
Language Origin Latin
Origin Type single
Derived from the Latin word 'stella', meaning 'star'.
Common Nicknames
Elle Ella Star
Pronunciation: STEL-uh
Themes & Categories
Etymology confidence: High

πŸ“Š Popularity Over Time (1880 – 2025)

Annual registration volume (number of births) for Stella across 146 years of SSA data.

Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
18801920196020002025
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020–2025) -11.4%
10-Year Trend (2015–2025) -13.8%
2015: 4,798 births 4,798 2016: 4,933 births 2017: 5,070 births 2018: 5,164 births 2019: 4,997 births 2020: 4,667 births 4,667 2021: 4,820 births 2022: 4,849 births 2023: 4,371 births 2024: 4,274 births 2025: 4,136 births 4,136
2015 2020 2025

πŸ“ˆ Popularity Milestones

Busiest Year on Record 5,164 births in 2018
Years in Top 100 60 yrs
Years in Top 500 112 yrs
Longest Streak 146 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 6,130
1890s: 9,807
1900s: 11,014
1910s: 28,526
1920s: 25,899
1930s: 11,206
1940s: 11,363
1950s: 8,591
1960s: 4,957
1970s: 2,563
1980s: 1,867
1990s: 1,798
2000s: 11,843
2010s: 44,225
2020s: 27,117

πŸ“ Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables Stell-a
Letter Count 6 letters
Spelling Complexity Moderate
Length Percentile Longer than 25.7% of names
Linguistic Profile: Longer than 25.7% of SSA names. Starts with S, a letter used by only 7.9% of SSA names.

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πŸ“ Authentic State & Regional Rankings

Highest Ranking State New Mexico
Top States New Mexico, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, New Hampshire
States with Data 51
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
New Mexico #57 1,700 1930 Insufficient historical volume
Kentucky #34 5,006 1919 10.1% Decline
Pennsylvania #46 13,526 1918 6.0% Decline
West Virginia #66 2,271 1920 41.2% Decline
New Hampshire #94 754 1918 Insufficient historical volume
Colorado #56 2,872 2018 5.8% Decline
Connecticut #35 2,501 1917 +16.4% Growth
Tennessee #58 4,774 2022 16.9% Decline
Massachusetts #36 5,388 1917 4.8% Decline
Arkansas #41 2,313 2016 +7.0% Growth
Arizona #64 2,589 2016 +19.1% Growth
New Jersey #47 5,781 1919 +16.0% Growth
Oklahoma #89 2,737 1922 23.5% Decline
Mississippi #60 2,530 1948 30.4% Decline
Nevada #41 662 2020 19.6% Decline
Louisiana #72 3,531 2019 40.5% Decline
North Dakota #71 661 1919 Insufficient historical volume
Alaska #69 269 2019 Insufficient historical volume
Hawaii #133 582 2017 Insufficient historical volume
Virginia #65 4,263 2018 23.1% Decline
Washington #42 2,975 2015 23.6% Decline
New York #52 13,657 1917 +2.1% Growth
North Carolina #64 5,050 2021 +2.3% Growth
Minnesota #41 3,222 2014 7.5% Decline
Vermont Unranked 300 1918 Insufficient historical volume
Alabama #58 3,183 2017 7.7% Decline
Michigan #43 6,460 1918 22.3% Decline
Missouri #44 3,791 2016 10.3% Decline
Maine #56 733 2018 Insufficient historical volume
Oregon #48 1,503 2012 14.8% Decline
Illinois #59 8,136 1916 17.1% Decline
Rhode Island #52 595 1918 Insufficient historical volume
South Dakota #67 544 2015 Insufficient historical volume
Utah #50 1,319 2016 +16.9% Growth
Florida #55 5,477 2019 10.5% Decline
Ohio #47 7,223 2016 13.3% Decline
Kansas #32 1,642 2015 4.9% Decline
Texas #69 11,750 2022 2.2% Decline
Montana #70 464 1917 Insufficient historical volume
California #69 15,155 2017 16.0% Decline
Idaho #67 596 2019 6.9% Decline
Nebraska #65 1,099 2014 28.9% Decline
Wisconsin #43 2,969 2015 2.4% Decline
Indiana #51 3,461 2020 26.3% Decline
Delaware #95 293 1919 Insufficient historical volume
South Carolina #57 2,069 2016 3.1% Decline
Georgia #85 3,928 2024 28.7% Decline
Maryland #62 1,969 2016 18.6% Decline
Iowa #50 1,709 2017 35.1% Decline
Wyoming Unranked 148 2018 Insufficient historical volume
District of Columbia #193 294 2011 Insufficient historical volume

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