How Many People Are Named Estelle?
An estimated 12,049 people in the United States have the first name Estelle. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 42 years old, and Estelle peaked in popularity in 1915 with 1,793 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Estelle 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 Estelle paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Estelle is overwhelmingly female, 159 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
12,049
About 1 in 28,447 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.7% confidence
Average Age
42
years old
Peak Year
1915
1,793 births
Total Registered
56,046
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Estelle
Estelle is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 56,046 total births registered, 99.7% were female.
Estelle as a male name
Ranked #3,697 in 1943
5 male births in 1943
Peak: 1918 (13 births)
Estelle as a female name
Ranked #636 in 2024
462 female births in 2024
Peak: 1915 (1,784 births)
Estelle: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Estelle span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 13,867 babies were registered. Estelle has declined significantly from its peak in the 1910s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Estelle by Decade
How has Estelle 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.
| Decade | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,841 | 0 | 1,841 | |
| 1890s | 3,490 | 5 | 3,485 | |
| 1900s | 5,264 | 5 | 5,259 | |
| 1910s | 13,867 | 60 | 13,807 | |
| 1920s | 12,345 | 66 | 12,279 | |
| 1930s | 5,722 | 18 | 5,704 | |
| 1940s | 3,230 | 5 | 3,225 | |
| 1950s | 1,930 | 0 | 1,930 | |
| 1960s | 1,077 | 0 | 1,077 | |
| 1970s | 589 | 0 | 589 | |
| 1980s | 455 | 0 | 455 | |
| 1990s | 393 | 0 | 393 | |
| 2000s | 966 | 0 | 966 | |
| 2010s | 2,892 | 0 | 2,892 | |
| 2020s | 1,985 | 0 | 1,985 | |
Estelle by State
Birth registrations for Estelle span all 44 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Illinois, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Montana, Vermont, Hawaii. On average, about 929 Estelles were registered per state.
Estelle + Last Name Combinations
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Estelle: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Estelle?
We estimate approximately 12,049 people named Estelle 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 28,447 Americans share this first name.
Is Estelle a common name?
Estelle is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 56,046 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Estelle most popular?
Estelle reached peak popularity in 1915, when 1,793 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Estelle is approximately 42 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Estelle a female name?
Estelle is predominantly female. 99.7% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Estelle Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Estelle Smith, Estelle Johnson, Estelle 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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