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Girl name Latin origin Christian tradition Top 50 in 2024

Stella

STEL-uh · 6 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Star
Language
Latin
Culture
Roman
Religion
Christian
Style era
vintage
Themes
celestial
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#49
2024 births4,264
Peak year2018
First appeared1880
Total US births202,743
2018 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
StellStelly
Alternate spellings
EstellaEstela
In other languages
Estelle (French)Estrella (Spanish)Stelar (Latin)

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