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Stella name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Stella ranks #52 in female records (4,136 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Is Stella becoming more popular?

Stella's reported female count decreased by 138 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #49 to #52. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

The 2025 file has no published male observation for Stella. That is not a count of zero.

Stella in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for StellaFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.5,1640201620252016: 4,933 female records2017: 5,070 female records2018: 5,164 female records2019: 4,997 female records2020: 4,667 female records2021: 4,820 female records2022: 4,849 female records2023: 4,371 female records2024: 4,274 female records2025: 4,136 female records2020: 5 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
20254,13652——
20244,27449——
20234,37146——
20224,84940——
20214,82041——
20204,66742513,786
20194,99740——
20185,16438——
20175,07042——
20164,93345——

Questions about Stella’s popularity

How common is Stella in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Stella ranks #52 in female records (4,136 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Stella?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Stella only.

Can I compare this name with my partner?

Use Save or Maybe above to start a device shortlist. Create separate accounts and connect them to see each other’s saved names and maybes. Both saving Stella creates a match.

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