Estelle

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Estelle is a female name of Occitan origin, and means star. Saint Estelle was a martyr who purportedly lived in Aquitania in the third century AD, although the earliest references to her date from the Middle Ages.

From Wikipedia

Estelle first appears in the data in 2014 and has been recorded in 4 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2014 with 14 babies (rank #134 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Estelle

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Estelle yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

6Destiny numberThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
9PersonalityThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Estelle

Estelle Harrisvoice actor · b. 1928
Estelle Parsonsfilm actor · b. 1927
Estelle Gettyfilm actor · b. 1923
Estelle Reinerfilm actor · b. 1914
Estellemodel · b. 1980

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
2014	14	#134
2015	12	#170
2016	8	#223
2017	9	#170