Trend of the Popularity of Stella as a Female Baby Name in the US

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2025, there were 4,136 female babies that were named Stella in the US, which was 0.26% of the total number of female babies born in the US in 2025. Between 1980 and 2025, the name Stella peaked as a female baby name in the US in 2018 with a count of 5,164 babies, which was 0.30% of the total female babies born in the US in 2018.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of female babies in the US that were named Stella, and the second chart shows the percent of female babies in the US that were named Stella.

Trend of the Number of Female Babies who were Named Stella in the US

Trend of the Percentage of Female Babies who were Named Stella in the US

The table below below shows the trend of the number of female babies and the percentage of female babies born in the US who were named Stella from 1980 to 2025.

Trend of the Popularity of Stella as a Female Baby Name in the US

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Year Number of Female Babies Percent of Total Female Babies (%)
1980 228 0.01
1981 227 0.01
1982 220 0.01
1983 208 0.01
1984 191 0.01
1985 154 0.01
1986 151 0.01
1987 165 0.01
1988 154 0.01
1989 169 0.01
1990 171 0.01
1991 151 0.01
1992 169 0.01
1993 167 0.01
1994 131 0.01
1995 125 0.01
1996 149 0.01
1997 190 0.01
1998 233 0.01
1999 312 0.02
2000 376 0.02
2001 422 0.02
2002 557 0.03
2003 797 0.04
2004 1123 0.06
2005 1308 0.07
2006 1413 0.07
2007 1463 0.08
2008 1824 0.10
2009 2560 0.14
2010 3440 0.19
2011 3698 0.21
2012 4006 0.23
2013 3916 0.22
2014 4203 0.24
2015 4798 0.27
2016 4933 0.28
2017 5070 0.29
2018 5164 0.30
2019 4997 0.30
2020 4667 0.29
2021 4820 0.29
2022 4849 0.30
2023 4371 0.27
2024 4274 0.26
2025 4136 0.26