Given name
Estrellita
“resembling a star”
Estrellita is a variant of Estella. One Latin interpretation is “resembling a star.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Estrellita is a variant of Estella. One Latin interpretation is “resembling a star.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Estrellita is a variant of Estella. An origin associated with Estella is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1941. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Estrellita through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,159
- 0 boys · 1,159 girls
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 35 babies
- 2025
- 9
- #10,353 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +25%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 9 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 10,353 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 24.6% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 35 in 2006. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,517 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Estrellita’s family of names
In Cebuano usage, Estrellita has a diminutive in Lita. Estrellita has a related form in Estella.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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