Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls
Origin: GreekStella 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
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.
Stella means star in Latin and Italian. Our daughter was born three weeks early, small enough to scare us badly. When she made it through and came home, we gave her the name that meant she was a light we almost lost.
— Anthony, Pittsburgh PA, 2016
Stella! Stella! — yes, yes, everyone does the Brando impression. We have developed a very rehearsed polite smile for this.
— Claire, New Orleans LA, 2021
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Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 414 | #60 |
| 1881 | 416 | #64 |
| 1882 | 506 | #61 |
| 1883 | 529 | #59 |
| 1884 | 584 | #60 |
| 1885 | 649 | #57 |
| 1886 | 702 | #57 |
| 1887 | 664 | #59 |
| 1888 | 775 | #64 |
| 1889 | 891 | #55 |
| 1890 | 924 | #56 |
| 1891 | 867 | #59 |
| 1892 | 972 | #59 |
| 1893 | 926 | #63 |
| 1894 | 1,035 | #61 |
| 1895 | 1,026 | #60 |
| 1896 | 1,054 | #60 |
| 1897 | 966 | #64 |
| 1898 | 1,062 | #65 |
| 1899 | 975 | #62 |
| 1900 | 1,177 | #68 |
| 1901 | 928 | #65 |
| 1902 | 1,075 | #63 |
| 1903 | 1,016 | #65 |
| 1904 | 1,026 | #68 |
| 1905 | 1,097 | #67 |
| 1906 | 1,141 | #65 |
| 1907 | 1,150 | #70 |
| 1908 | 1,216 | #67 |
| 1909 | 1,188 | #70 |
| 1910 | 1,319 | #72 |
| 1911 | 1,422 | #72 |
| 1912 | 1,834 | #73 |
| 1913 | 2,205 | #69 |
| 1914 | 2,771 | #65 |
| 1915 | 3,657 | #64 |
| 1916 | 3,818 | #63 |
| 1917 | 3,872 | #62 |
| 1918 | 3,928 | #67 |
| 1919 | 3,700 | #70 |
| 1920 | 3,492 | #82 |
| 1921 | 3,335 | #86 |
| 1922 | 3,166 | #88 |
| 1923 | 2,956 | #96 |
| 1924 | 2,752 | #105 |
| 1925 | 2,402 | #114 |
| 1926 | 2,191 | #121 |
| 1927 | 2,112 | #123 |
| 1928 | 1,803 | #132 |
| 1929 | 1,690 | #137 |
| 1930 | 1,570 | #140 |
| 1931 | 1,419 | #142 |
| 1932 | 1,340 | #150 |
| 1933 | 1,123 | #164 |
| 1934 | 1,095 | #169 |
| 1935 | 945 | #187 |
| 1936 | 967 | #186 |
| 1937 | 916 | #195 |
| 1938 | 877 | #200 |
| 1939 | 954 | #188 |
| 1940 | 962 | #192 |
| 1941 | 1,023 | #184 |
| 1942 | 1,126 | #188 |
| 1943 | 1,182 | #188 |
| 1944 | 1,017 | #198 |
| 1945 | 993 | #198 |
| 1946 | 1,162 | #209 |
| 1947 | 1,334 | #200 |
| 1948 | 1,344 | #201 |
| 1949 | 1,220 | #215 |
| 1950 | 1,113 | #226 |
| 1951 | 1,060 | #240 |
| 1952 | 996 | #248 |
| 1953 | 956 | #263 |
| 1954 | 852 | #292 |
| 1955 | 794 | #305 |
| 1956 | 766 | #316 |
| 1957 | 731 | #338 |
| 1958 | 683 | #353 |
| 1959 | 639 | #378 |
| 1960 | 617 | #383 |
| 1961 | 597 | #394 |
| 1962 | 614 | #380 |
| 1963 | 541 | #415 |
| 1964 | 561 | #412 |
| 1965 | 511 | #411 |
| 1966 | 429 | #456 |
| 1967 | 411 | #467 |
| 1968 | 356 | #513 |
| 1969 | 320 | #553 |
| 1970 | 347 | #543 |
| 1971 | 299 | #584 |
| 1972 | 285 | #577 |
| 1973 | 234 | #644 |
| 1974 | 250 | #624 |
| 1975 | 251 | #628 |
| 1976 | 202 | #731 |
| 1977 | 235 | #670 |
| 1978 | 243 | #662 |
| 1979 | 216 | #751 |
| 1980 | 228 | #732 |
| 1981 | 227 | #731 |
| 1982 | 221 | #753 |
| 1983 | 208 | #769 |
| 1984 | 190 | #829 |
| 1985 | 154 | #996 |
| 1986 | 152 | #1,013 |
| 1987 | 166 | #965 |
| 1988 | 154 | #1,047 |
| 1989 | 169 | #1,018 |
| 1990 | 171 | #1,051 |
| 1991 | 152 | #1,161 |
| 1992 | 169 | #1,075 |
| 1993 | 167 | #1,088 |
| 1994 | 131 | #1,303 |
| 1995 | 125 | #1,328 |
| 1996 | 149 | #1,208 |
| 1997 | 190 | #1,017 |
| 1998 | 233 | #909 |
| 1999 | 312 | #725 |
| 2000 | 376 | #656 |
| 2001 | 422 | #598 |
| 2002 | 556 | #499 |
| 2003 | 797 | #380 |
| 2004 | 1,123 | #291 |
| 2005 | 1,308 | #250 |
| 2006 | 1,413 | #242 |
| 2007 | 1,463 | #243 |
| 2008 | 1,824 | #184 |
| 2009 | 2,560 | #126 |
| 2010 | 3,440 | #85 |
| 2011 | 3,698 | #74 |
| 2012 | 4,006 | #62 |
| 2013 | 3,916 | #70 |
| 2014 | 4,202 | #66 |
| 2015 | 4,798 | #51 |
| 2016 | 4,933 | #45 |
| 2017 | 5,069 | #42 |
| 2018 | 5,163 | #38 |
| 2019 | 4,994 | #40 |
| 2020 | 4,667 | #42 |
| 2021 | 4,818 | #41 |
| 2022 | 4,845 | #40 |
| 2023 | 4,366 | #46 |
| 2024 | 4,264 | #49 |
