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Stella

Girl Latin /STEL-ah/ #46 in 2023

Stella is a girl name of Latin origin.

Meaning of Stella

Star.

Popularity of Stella

Popularity, 1880–2023

4,366 births in 2023

1880 2023

198,479 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023.

Peak year

2018

5,163 babies

First recorded

1880

Earliest SSA data

Recent trend

Steady

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

Famous people named Stella

Stella McCartney (designer)

Similar names

From patricia; later also seen as the feminine form of the saint's name Patrick

Priceless; highly praiseworthy

A syllogism in which all three propositions are of the form "All X are Y" or "X is a Y"

In the New Testament, Saul, Apostle to the Gentiles and author of fourteen epistles

Also called John Mark, the first patriarch of Alexandria, credited with the authorship of the Gospel of Mark

Boy · Ancient Greek

Steven, from Estievne, Estievene, from Stephanus, from Στέφανος, from στέφανος, from στέφω

Girl · Persian

All are versions of the Hebrew name Shoshana, which is derived from the Hebrew shoshan, meaning lotus flower in Egyptian, original derivation, and several other languages

Princess, noblewoman

About this page

Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Meanings and origins are curated from etymological sources. If you spot an error, please let us know.