Given name & surname
Estelle
“star”
Estelle is used as a given name and a surname. One interpretation is “star.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One interpretation is “star.”
Where it comes from
In English use, Estelle has a related form in Estella. An origin associated with Estella is Latin.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Estelle developed from Estela.
The story
The name experienced a revival in the 19th century.
Estelle through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 56,569
- 159 boys · 56,410 girls
- Most popular year
- 1915
- 1,793 babies
- 2025
- 523
- #573 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +27%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 523 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 573 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 26.9% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 1,784 in 1915. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (52). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 13,982 as a first name in 2020; 1,620 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Estelle’s family of names
In English usage, Estelle has a short form in ESSY. In English usage, Estelle shares an earlier linguistic root with Stella. In French usage, Estelle has a conventional equivalent in the Galician form Estela.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Estelle has relatives in 13 languages.
13 related names in 13 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 14
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Estelle
- Estelle HarrisAmerican actress (1928–2022)
- Princess Estelle, Duchess of Östergötlanddaughter of Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, and Prince Daniel, Duke of Västergötlandborn 2012
- Estelle ParsonsAmerican actressborn 1927
- Sylvia PankhurstEnglish feminist and socialist (1882–1960)
- Estelle GettyAmerican actress (1923–2008)
- Estelle ReinerAmerican actress and singer (1914–2008)
- EstelleBritish musician (born 1980)
- Estelle Nze MinkoFrench handball playerborn 1991
- Estelle TaylorAmerican actress (1894–1958)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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