Baby name
RISING
🇦🇷 🇦🇹 🇧🇪 Stella
/STEL · ah/
Meaning
“Star”
Latin stella means 'star'; popularized by Shakespeare's Astrophil and Stella; evokes luminosity and constancy in Renaissance tradition.
Nicknames
stella
Vibe
romanticelegant
How it ages.
Stella faded 1950-1990 as dated boomer-generation name but has resurged sharply 2010-2025 as vintage-style retro choice.
The cultural moment.
Australia, UK, and Scandinavian regions saw Stella re-enter top-50 2015-2025; United States climbing from rare to top-100.