Is Stella wildly popular right now?
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Anonymous
| I think it feels very popular compared to when we were kids -- I never met a Stella growing up and know a handful of under-5 Stellas now. That said, it's not like "A Stella In Every Playgroup" popular. |
Anonymous
| No, I don't know any. |
Anonymous
| I don’t think it’s popular with babies but it was really popular a few years ago with the now age 5-7 crowd. |
Anonymous
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I know of 3 couples who have named their daughters that in the past 6 months.
And 2 who have named their puppies that! |
Anonymous
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No , I don't think it's popular. I only know one Stella, very quiet and dull. This is what I think of when I hear the name.
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Anonymous
| Two women in my office who had babies last summer both named their daughters Stella. Definitely trending. |
Anonymous
I have a 6-year-old girl and have yet to meet a Stella. I think it really depends on where you live. Names have these funny pockets of popularity. |
Anonymous
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Here's Stella's national rankings:
2000 - 656 2005 - 250 2010 - 85 2015 - 51 2016 - 45 Definitely trending! |
Anonymous
| Bumping this because I came to post the same question five years later. Seriously considering Stella. I know it’s continuing to trend upward but I feel like it has not reached the realm of Eleanor/Ella/Olivia where there are several of each in my son’s daycare. Thoughts on this name? Is it too popular such that she is likely to have others in her class in the future? Do you know several little Stellas in your kids DC-area daycare/school? Thanks for the input! |
Anonymous
Just because people give their dogs people names, it doesn’t mean the name is a dog name. A dog name is Bluey or Bandit, not Stella. |
Anonymous
| I know quite a few Stella, Emma, Ella, Sophias. |
Anonymous
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I would not call it wildly popular, though it's certainly not obscure.
Currently #40 on the SSN list, which is high but not absurdly so (anything out of the top 20 is not going to be overwhelmingly common). It's also been holding pretty steady around that number for the last 6 years, instead of continuing to climb. So it might have hit its peak popularity. Also, Nameberry tracks interest in names on their website, and it's actually lower on their list than on the SSN -- #72. Since this is related to how many people are looking up the name on their site, it can be a predictor of whether a name might be poised to skyrocket. That number doesn't really says that it is. One thing I'd do if you are concerned about it being an over-saturated name is look at the SSN lists for your state on their site. If you're in the DMV, look at Maryland and Virginia, too. If you have a lot of family in a state, look there as well. And then look at California, New York, and Texas, maybe Illinois. Sometimes the state lists can reveal a name trend before it hits the the national level. I also recommend looking back a few years as well, just to see which direction it's headed in at the state level. |
Anonymous
| Very popular for pets right now |
Anonymous
+1, I get annoyed when people call perfectly lovely human names "dog names." When people give their pets human names, it's because they are anthropomorphizing their pets, not because those names can now only be associated with animals. Also, for whatever reason, people love naming female dogs with cute little girl nicknames. I think people just like saying these names. So yes, you meet a lot of dogs with names like Rosie or Molly, but it's because these names are cute and affectionate. |
Anonymous
| I also prefer Estella or Estelle, Stella is still between “old dog” and “old lady” for me right now. An Estelle/Estella can choose to be Stella if she’d like. |