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Girl · Latin, through Spanish
Estrella
Say it: es-TREH-yah
Meaning
Spanish 'star', after the Marian title Stella Maris, Star of the Sea.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Its wave through time
Most used in the 2000s
In the United States
- 14,577 babies given this name since 1914
- At its height in 2005, about 1 in 1,700 girls
- 365 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| Portuguese | Estrela |
|---|---|
| Italian | Stella |
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Where this comes from
- National census records of the 19th and 20th centuries
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.