Stella

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Stella

Say it: STEL-lah

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Meaning

From Latin stella 'star'.

Certainscholars agree on this meaning.

Popular in the late 19th century and again today.

Its wave through time

A revival, back after decades away

In the United States

184,732 babies given this name since 1880
At its height in 1889, about 1 in 200 girls
4,629 babies in 2020

Through the ages

Used by

Italian English American

The family of the name

Italian	Stella
Spanish	Estela

Names worth a look

BerniceGirlGreek Berenikē, the Macedonian form of Pherenikē 'bringing victory'.Biblical · peak 1911

ReginaGirlLatin regina 'queen'.Rome · peak 1967

BeatriceGirlFrom Latin Beatrix, probably an altered form of Viatrix 'voyager', reinterpreted as from beatus 'blessed'.Middle Ages · peak 1910

RosaGirlLatin rosa 'rose'; in Spanish America chiefly after Saint Rose of Lima.Middle Ages · peak 1888

LorettaGirlAssociated with Loreto in Italy, the shrine of the Holy House of Mary, and treated as a diminutive of Laura (Latin…Victorian · peak 1938

LydiaGirlGreek, 'woman from Lydia', a region of western Asia Minor.Biblical · peak 1890

CitlaliGirlFrom Nahuatl citlālin 'star'.Modern · peak 2005

StylianosBoyFrom Greek stylos 'pillar'.Middle Ages

Where this comes from

National birth statistics of European countries source
Well-known works of literature
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.