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Meaning of the nameEstela

Estela is a feminine name, the Portuguese and Spanish form of Estelle, an Old French name meaning 'star', from Latin stella.

Meaning

“star”

Source: Behind the Name: Estelle

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People (2022)
43,560
Rank in Brazil
#622
Median age
21 years
2010 Census
38,943
people

Estela in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Estela, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (9,105 people).

43,352 women 208 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Estela is most common

States with the highest share of people named Estela in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Mato Grosso do Sul 0.030%
  2. Rio Grande do Sul 0.028%
  3. São Paulo 0.027%
  4. Distrito Federal 0.027%
  5. Espírito Santo 0.026%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo12,1820.027%
Minas Gerais4,4360.022%
Rio de Janeiro4,1010.026%
Rio Grande do Sul3,0720.028%
Paraná2,9110.025%
Bahia2,0990.015%
Santa Catarina1,6840.022%
Goiás1,5640.022%
Pará1,3860.017%
Pernambuco1,1390.013%
Espírito Santo9970.026%
Maranhão9450.014%
Mato Grosso9180.025%
Ceará8490.010%
Mato Grosso do Sul8180.030%
Distrito Federal7590.027%
Amazonas7450.019%
Rio Grande do Norte4200.013%
Alagoas4190.013%
Paraíba4130.010%
Rondônia3560.023%
Piauí3250.010%
Sergipe2990.014%
Tocantins2930.019%
Acre1800.022%
Roraima1310.021%
Amapá1190.016%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Estela

Behind the Name gives Estela as the Portuguese and Spanish form of Estelle, an Old French name meaning 'star' that ultimately comes from Latin stella. Wiktionary describes Estella as a Latinized and Italian variant of Estelle, and Behind the Name calls it a Latinized form. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Estella, Stela, Stella, Esthela and Hestela among the spellings of Estela. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 43,560 people named Estela, with a median age of 21.

This is the traditional Portuguese spelling and the most recorded in the group.

Other spellings of Estela

SpellingPeople (2022)
Estela43,560
Estella4,941

Sources

  1. Behind the Name: Estela · behindthename.com · origin
  2. Behind the Name: Estelle · behindthename.com · meaning
  3. Behind the Name: Estella · behindthename.com · spelling
  4. Wiktionary: Estella · en.wiktionary.org · origin
  5. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Estela · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Estela

What does the name Estela mean?

Estela means “star”, according to Behind the Name.

How many people are named Estela in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 43,560 people with the first name Estela, which ranks it number 622 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.

Is Estela a boy's or a girl's name?

Estela is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 43,352 women and 208 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Estela?

Estela is a name of Latin and French origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Estela most common?

Proportionally, in Mato Grosso do Sul: 0.030% of the state's population is named Estela (818 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Estela?

Estella. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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