Given name

Stellah

“star of the sea”

Stellah is a variant of Stella. One English interpretation is “star of the sea.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Stellah is a variant of Stella. One English interpretation is “star of the sea.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Stellah is a variant of Stella. An origin associated with Stella is Latin.

Explained through its name family

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2009. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Stellah through the years

Babies since 1880
168
0 boys · 168 girls
Most popular year
2014
19 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
−42%
Cooling
0510152025Highest share 20140.0
Stellah in U.S. Social Security birth records, 2009–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 8 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 19 in 2014.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Stellah’s family of names

Stellah has a related form in Stella.

Walk Stellah’s family in the name graph

StellahStella

The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

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Sibling ideas

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