Girls' name · peaked in 2005
Estrella name popularity since 1925
16,757 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Estrella. Half of them were born in 2008 or earlier, so the typical Estrella is about 18 years old in 2026. Estrella peaked in 2005 as the #296 name for girls, and it ranked #612 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 16,757
- Named Estrella, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #612
- for girls in 2025 (477 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% girls
- 16,757 girls · 0 boys
- Most popular in
- New Mexico
- 7.73× its national share
Peak year is the year Estrella 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.
Estrella births per year, 1925–2025
2005 was the biggest year for Estrella both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 2000 and 2005, Estrella became 3.2× more common, from 1 in 5,360 baby girls to 1 in 1,670.
- Steepest fall: Between 2009 and 2014, its share of baby girls fell by 56%, from 1 in 2,390 to 1 in 5,450.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Estrella's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Estrella.
Decade by decade
Babies named Estrella in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 18 | – |
| 1930s | 33 | #3,906 |
| 1940s | 46 | #4,182 |
| 1950s | 116 | #5,389 |
| 1960s | 120 | #3,456 |
| 1970s | 309 | #3,081 |
| 1980s | 737 | #1,683 |
| 1990s | 1,810 | #1,237 |
| 2000s | 6,587 | #296 |
| 2010s | 4,404 | #794 |
| 2020–25 | 2,577 | #612 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
56.6% of babies named Estrella from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Estrella is most popular
The index compares Estrella'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 Estrella.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 7.73× | 637 |
| Arizona | 4.18× | 808 |
| Texas | 2.72× | 3,185 |
| California | 2.70× | 4,265 |
| Colorado | 2.58× | 475 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Estrella's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Estrella.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Estrella (2005).
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