Stella

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Stella is a female given name. It is derived from the Latin word for star. It has been in use in English-speaking countries since it was first used by Philip Sidney in Astrophel and Stella, his 1580s sonnet sequence.

From Wikipedia

Stella first appears in the data in 2006 and has been recorded in 20 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2015 with 637 babies (rank #48 that year). In 2025 it was given to 294 girls (rank #59). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Stella

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Stella 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.

4,735

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

637

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Stella

Stella McCartneypersonal stylist · b. 1971
Stella Mwangimodel · b. 1986
Stella Adlerfilm actor · b. 1901
Stella Stevensfilm screenwriter · b. 1938
Stella Gibbonsscience fiction writer · b. 1902

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
2006	86	#93
2007	80	#100
2008	101	#76
2009	108	#63
2010	97	#68
2011	124	#54
2012	132	#53
2013	143	#45
2014	180	#48
2015	637	#48
2016	473	#62
2017	248	#46
2018	235	#52
2019	450	#52
2020	328	#59
2021	242	#58
2022	211	#67
2023	294	#65
2024	272	#68
2025	294	#59