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Estelle

Gender: Masculine
Language: French
Etymology:
Estelle is the French form of Estella, a Latin name meaning “Star” from “stella.”

History:
A rare in medieval times, Estelle was revived in the 19th century.

Probably introduced to the United States by French-speaking inhabitants of Louisiana and the surrounding lands, Estelle became common in the mid-19th century

The variant Estella was, at first, more popular.

Pronunciation: est-ell.

Alternates: Estel, Estell.
Hungarian: Eszti.
Latin: Estella.
Spanish: Estela.

See also: Estrella.

Famous Bearers:
Artists and Authors:
Estella Solomon (1882-1968)
Irish author.

Educators, Scholars, and Social Workers:
(Estelle) Sylvia Pankhurst (1882-1960)
American suffragette.

Fictional Characters:
Estella (1860)
The heroine of the Charles Dickens novel Great Expectations.

Singers and Entertainers:
Estelle Parsons (1927-)
American actress.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
0.036 % named Estelle

Popularity of Estelle:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1850: 427th most popular.
1875: 185th most popular.
1900-1910: 124th most popular.
1910-1920: 123rd most popular.
1920-1930: 175th most popular.
1930-1940: 279th most popular.
1940-1950: 431st most popular.
1950-1960: 707th most popular.
1960-2000: N/A

In France...
1900: 159th most popular.
1910: 174th most popular.
1920: 194th most popular.
1921-1961: N/A
1962: 185th most popular.
1970: 63rd most popular.
1980: 54th most popular.
1990: 48th most popular.
1999: 50th most popular.

Popularity of Estella:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1850: 336th most popular.
1875: 104th most popular.
1900-1910: 184th most popular.
1910-1920: 246th most popular.
1920-1930: 287th most popular.
1930-1940: 325th most popular.
1940-1950: 412th most popular.
1950-1960: 528th most popular.
1960-1970: 762nd most popular.
1970-2000: N/A

Popularity of Estell:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1850: 902nd most popular.
1875: 462nd most popular.
1900-1910: 656th most popular.
1910-1920: 628th most popular.
1920-1930: 733rd most popular.
1930-2000: N/A

Popularity of Estela:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1920: N/A
1920-1930: 952nd most popular.
1930-1940: 768th most popular.
1940-1950: 994th most popular.
1950-1960: 969th most popular.
1960-2000: N/A

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