Estella

Estella is a pretty Latin name, most notably associated with the character in Dickens's Great Expectations, adopted and raised to reek Miss Haversham's revenge on men. With the popularity of Stella, Ella, Esther, and Esme, however, the elaborate Estella has also been making moves up the US charts in recent years.

With its appealing meaning "star", Estella ranked as high as Number 110 in the 1880s, though it slipped out of style in the 1970s. After nearly 40 years out of charts, it re-appeared in the 2010s, and a recent count saw it place just outside the Top 500, when it was given to more than 600 girls. French form Estelle is also on the rise, given to 462 girls.

Ali Landry used the Portuguese and Spanish spelling Estela for her daughter's name back in 2007, while other forms include Estrella (ehs-TREH-uh), Estel, and Essie.

Estella is also given to boys.

Pronounced es-TEL-uh.

As of October 2026, Estella ranked #509 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #106 in 1883, Nameberry popularity #785.