Given name & surname
Stell
“star of the sea”
In English use, Stell is a diminutive of Stella. One English interpretation is “star of the sea.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Stell is a diminutive of Stella. One English interpretation is “star of the sea.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Stell is a diminutive of Stella. An origin associated with Stella is Latin.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Stell is a diminutive of Stella.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1913. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Stell through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 11
- 0 boys · 11 girls
- Most popular year
- 1918
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 1918. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 125 as a first name in 2020; 2,578 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.
Stell’s family of names
In English usage, Stell is a diminutive of Stella.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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