Name
Stella
Meaning
Stella is a feminine name of Latin origin meaning “star”.
Stella is the Latin word for star, first popularized as a given name by Sir Philip Sidney's sixteenth-century sonnet sequence Astrophel and Stella. It balances vintage charm with brightness, and Marlon Brando's anguished cry in A Streetcar Named Desire made it unforgettable.
A fixture in the US girls' top 100 since 2010.
Popularity in the United States
Girls
Ranked #52 in 2025 · peak #38 in 2018
Data: US Social Security Administration, top-1000 ranks.
At a glance
- Origin
- Latin
- Gender
- Feminine
- Pronounced
- /STEL-ah/
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Questions
Stella is a feminine name of Latin origin meaning “star”. Stella is the Latin word for star, first popularized as a given name by Sir Philip Sidney's sixteenth-century sonnet sequence Astrophel and Stella.
Stella is traditionally a feminine (girl) name. It is a fixture in the US girls' top 100 since 2010.
The name Stella comes from Latin. Stella is the Latin word for star, first popularized as a given name by Sir Philip Sidney's sixteenth-century sonnet sequence Astrophel and Stella. It balances vintage charm with brightness, and Marlon Brando's anguished cry in A Streetcar Named Desire made it unforgettable.
Stella is pronounced STEL-ah.
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