The nameEstelle

Meaning

Estelle comes from the Latin stella, "star", through the Provençal estela.

Origin

Latin, through Provençal.

History

In the United States Estelle reached 106th in 1911.

Estelle in other languages

Estelle is the French and Provençal form. It is Estella and Stella in English and Italian, and Estela in Spanish and Portuguese. Provençal estello means "star", like the Latin stella. Dickens named the heroine of Great Expectations Estella.

Famous people named Estelle

• Estelle, singer
• Estelle Getty, actress
• Estelle Parsons, actress

Popularity of the name Estelle

Estelle in the United States

Estelle was most popular in the United States in the 1910s, with 13,867 births over the decade, 25% of all recorded babies named Estelle. Its rise began around 1884, and it peaked in 1915. Half of all babies named Estelle in the United States were born before 1922, so it is mostly a great-grandparents' generation name. Over the last five years on record, it has been rising: 397 births a year on average, against 342 in the five years before.

Estelle in the United Kingdom

Estelle was most popular in the United Kingdom in the 2000s, with 578 births over the decade, 43% of all recorded babies named Estelle. Half of all babies named Estelle in the United Kingdom were born before 2008, so it is mostly a name of today's children and teenagers. Over the last five years on record, its popularity has held steady at around 37 births a year.

Estelle in France

Estelle in Belgium

Estelle in Switzerland