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 1999 and has been recorded in 26 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2019 with 684 babies (rank #57 that year). In 2024 it was given to 451 girls (rank #74). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

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.

12,439

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

684

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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Names ranked near Stella in 2024

Other girls' names starting with S

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1999	193	#170
2000	205	#169
2001	159	#192
2002	176	#180
2003	217	#151
2004	345	#107
2005	366	#106
2006	489	#86
2007	432	#95
2008	483	#92
2009	577	#76
2010	565	#76
2011	546	#75
2012	621	#68
2013	592	#68
2014	614	#66
2015	574	#68
2016	563	#70
2017	522	#78
2018	658	#61
2019	684	#57
2020	672	#56
2021	653	#60
2022	567	#67
2023	515	#70
2024	451	#74