Given name & surname
Trella
“resembling a star”·“star”
Trella is a form of Estelle. One interpretation is “star.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Spanish use, Trella carries the interpretation “resembling a star.” Trella is a form of Estelle. One interpretation is “star.”
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Spanish.
How it developed
Trella is used as a form of Estelle.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1886. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Trella is a form of Estelle. The history of Estelle gives this family its wider story. Estelle experienced a revival in the 19th century.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Trella through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 477
- 0 boys · 477 girls
- Most popular year
- 1970
- 16 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 5 in 2009. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 16 in 1970. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 298 as a first name in 2020; 514 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.
Trella’s family of names
Trella is a form of Estelle. Trella has a related form in Trela. Trella has a related form in Trelah.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
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 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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