Girls' name · peaked in 1911
Estelle name popularity since 1925
25,389 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Estelle. Half of them were born in 1943 or earlier, so the typical Estelle is about 83 years old in 2026. Estelle peaked in 1911 as the #106 name for girls, and it ranked #573 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 25,389
- Named Estelle, 1925–2025
- Peak year
- 1911
- #106 for girls that year
- In 2025
- #573
- for girls in 2025 (523 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.8% girls
- 25,334 girls · 55 boys
- Most popular in
- New York
- 2.64× its national share
Peak year is the year Estelle made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Estelle births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year on this chart was 1925. Measured as a share of all babies, Estelle peaked earlier, in 1911.
- Steepest fall: Between 1932 and 1937, Estelle's share of baby girls fell by 47%.
- Fastest rise: Between 2007 and 2012, it became 2.7× more common, from 1 in 18,100 baby girls to 1 in 6,650.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Estelle's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Estelle.
Decade by decade
Babies named Estelle in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 5,595 | 32 | – |
| 1930s | 5,704 | 18 | #266 |
| 1940s | 3,225 | 5 | #429 |
| 1950s | 1,930 | 0 | #689 |
| 1960s | 1,077 | 0 | #1,016 |
| 1970s | 589 | 0 | #1,715 |
| 1980s | 454 | 0 | #3,183 |
| 1990s | 393 | 0 | #2,891 |
| 2000s | 966 | 0 | #1,683 |
| 2010s | 2,893 | 0 | #816 |
| 2020–25 | 2,508 | 0 | #573 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
38.6% of babies named Estelle from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Silent Generation years (1928–1945). The full split by generation:
Where Estelle is most popular
The index compares Estelle's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Estelle.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 2.64× | 4,306 |
| South Carolina | 2.40× | 723 |
| Massachusetts | 2.16× | 1,102 |
| Virginia | 2.16× | 1,046 |
| Louisiana | 2.05× | 789 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Estelle and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Estelle (this page) | 25,334 | 1911 |
| Estell | 1,547 | 1910 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Estelle's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Estelle.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Estelle (1911).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data