How Many People Are Named Estela?
An estimated 6,659 people in the United States have the first name Estela. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 40 years old, and Estela peaked in popularity in 2022 with 134 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Estela as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Estela paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
6,659
About 1 in 51,472 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
40
years old
Peak Year
2022
134 births
Total Registered
9,018
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Estela
Estela is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 9,018 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Estela as a female name
Ranked #1,749 in 2024
115 female births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (134 births)
Estela: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Estela span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 1,007 babies were registered. While Estela is less common than at its peak in the 1950s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Estela by Decade
How has Estela tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Estela by State
Birth registrations for Estela span all 15 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Illinois. The lowest are in Nevada, New Jersey, Virginia. On average, about 458 Estelas were registered per state.
Estela + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Estela as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Estela
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
Estela: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Estela?
We estimate approximately 6,659 people named Estela are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 51,472 Americans share this first name.
Is Estela a common name?
Estela is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 9,018 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Estela most popular?
Estela reached peak popularity in 2022, when 134 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Estela is approximately 40 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Estela a female name?
Estela is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Estela Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Estela Smith, Estela Johnson, Estela Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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