How Many People Are Named Stella Dominguez?

There are approximately 40 people named Stella Dominguez living in the United States today. That makes this name combination rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 8,568,858 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Stella with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Dominguez. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

1 in 8,568,858 Americans

Combination Rarity

Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Stella

Last Name

Dominguez

Stella: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Stella. The peak year was 2018 with 5,163 births. The average person named Stella today is 24 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Stella

In the 2020 Census, the first name Stella was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (65.50%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (15.33%) and Black (7.76%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Stella in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Stella rose or fell over time.

White

65.50%

Black

7.76%

Hispanic

15.33%

Asian/Pacific Islander

6.28%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.80%

Two or More Races

4.32%

Ancestry of the Dominguez Surname

The surname Dominguez was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Hispanic in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Dominguez in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

5.25%

Black

0.45%

Hispanic

92.39%

Asian/Pacific Islander

1.21%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.34%

Two or More Races

0.35%

How we calculated this

The first name "Stella" has an estimated frequency of 0.0298% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Dominguez" appears at a rate of 39.06 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Stella are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 40 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Stella

Stella Smith Stella Johnson Stella Williams Stella Brown Stella Jones Stella Garcia Stella Stevens

Other people with the surname Dominguez

Michael Dominguez James Dominguez John Dominguez David Dominguez Robert Dominguez William Dominguez Zoe Dominguez

Stella Dominguez: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Stella Dominguez?

We estimate approximately 40 people named Stella Dominguez are alive in the United States today. The first name Stella is shared by 102,129 Americans, and the surname Dominguez is shared by 133,866.

How rare is the name Stella Dominguez?

This name combination is classified as Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 8,568,858 Americans. The first name Stella is common and the surname Dominguez is common.

Is Stella a male or female name?

Stella is predominantly female, with 0.2% of bearers being male and 99.8% female. It peaked in popularity in 2018 and the average bearer today is 24 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Stella?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Stella was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (65.50%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (15.33%) and Black (7.76%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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