Girls name
Stella
Stella is a girls' name given to 176,424 girls in the United States since 1910, peaking in 2018 with 5,164 births. It has appeared in 51 states, and reached its highest rank of 13th among girls names in New Mexico in 1930.
Which states favor Stella
Stella by state
Top states by all-time births named Stella. States with a full trend page are linked; the rest show all-time totals from the same SSA data.
| Rank | State | All-time births | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 15,155 | #69 (2025) |
| 2 | New York | 13,657 | #52 (2025) |
| 3 | Pennsylvania | 13,526 | #46 (2025) |
| 4 | Texas | 11,750 | #69 (2025) |
| 5 | Illinois | 8,136 | #59 (2025) |
| 6 | Ohio | 7,223 | #47 (2025) |
| 7 | Michigan | 6,460 | #43 (2025) |
| 8 | New Jersey | 5,781 | #47 (2025) |
| 9 | Florida | 5,477 | #55 (2025) |
| 10 | Massachusetts | 5,388 | #36 (2025) |
| 11 | North Carolina | 5,050 | #64 (2025) |
| 12 | Kentucky | 5,006 | #34 (2025) |
| 13 | Tennessee | 4,774 | #58 (2025) |
| 14 | Virginia | 4,263 | #65 (2025) |
| 15 | Georgia | 3,928 | #85 (2025) |
| 16 | Missouri | 3,791 | #44 (2025) |
| 17 | Louisiana | 3,531 | #72 (2025) |
| 18 | Indiana | 3,461 | #51 (2025) |
| 19 | Minnesota | 3,222 | #41 (2025) |
| 20 | Alabama | 3,183 | #58 (2025) |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (public domain).