Estrella
2025 SSA
About Estrella
Bright and vibrant but elegant too, Estrella is a rising star among Hispanic families that would make a good cross-cultural choice too. A Spanish word name that literally means "star", it is similar to other popular names with the same stellar meaning such as Esther and Stella.
Notable bearers include flamenco singer Estrella Morente and author Estrella D. Alfon.
Pronounced es-TREL-uh.
As of October 2026, Estrella ranked #612 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #296 in 2005, Nameberry popularity #920.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #843 | 328 | 183.6 |
| 2015 | #794 | 355 | 198.9 |
| 2016 | #813 | 351 | 198.1 |
| 2017 | #931 | 284 | 164.5 |
| 2018 | #871 | 312 | 183.4 |
| 2019 | #799 | 346 | 206.2 |
| 2020 | #739 | 370 | 228.9 |
| 2021 | #732 | 389 | 237.1 |
| 2022 | #673 | 433 | 264 |
| 2023 | #683 | 426 | 265.5 |
| 2024 | #619 | 481 | 296.9 |
| 2025 | #612 | 477 | 296.8 |
World rankings
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Estrella on lists
Famous Estrellas
- Estrella Cabeza Candela
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Estrella in pop culture
- Estrella San Roman
main character in the Mexican telenovela "La Madrastra."
- Estrella
character in the song "Ladies of the Canyon" by Canadian singer,songwriter Joni Mitchell: "Estrella, circus girl/comes wrapped in songs and gypsy shawls."
- Estrella Nomeolvides
main character from "Wild Beauty" by Anna,Marie McLemore