Feminine dossier · first seen 1880

Stella

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Stella
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2018

Peak rank proxy

5,163

Current vitality

Healthy

Generation

Gen Alpha

1880Peak 20182024

Peak year

2018

Decline from peak

17.4%

2024

4,264

All-time

202,743

Stella has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 2018, when 5,163 girls were named Stella.

In 2024, only 4,264 girls were given the name.

Down 17.4% from its peak.

All told, about 202,743 Americans have been named Stella and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreMainstream

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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