Name meaning & stats
Stella
Stella means “star” (Latin origin). 114,398 US babies since 1940, peak 2018.
What it means
“star”
LatinWell documented
In US birth records
Peak year: 2018
114,398 US babies were named Stella between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Stella (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Spelling family
Stella is the main spelling
- Stella 100%
- Stela <1%
- Stellah <1%
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2018)