| Estella | Marina | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Star | Of the sea |
| Origin | latin | latin |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | es-TEL-uh | mah-REE-nah |
| Syllables | 3 | 3 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 1921 (638) | 1994 (1,307) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Vintage | Vintage |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Estella | Marina |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 3,139 | 2,727 |
| 2010s | 3,053 | 4,402 |
| 2000s | 1,557 | 7,515 |
| 1990s | 617 | 10,174 |
| 1980s | 800 | 4,165 |
| 1970s | 1,200 | 2,834 |
| 1960s | 2,083 | 3,199 |
| 1950s | 3,380 | 1,906 |
| 1940s | 3,731 | 988 |
| 1930s | 3,908 | 579 |
| 1920s | 5,797 | 582 |
| 1910s | 5,092 | 312 |
| 1900s | 3,068 | 78 |
| 1890s | 3,174 | 42 |
| 1880s | 2,321 | 11 |
A Latinate elaboration of Estelle, both tracing to Latin 'stella' ('star'). Charles Dickens used it for a character in 'Great Expectations'.
From the Latin adjective marinus/marina 'of the sea', itself from mare 'sea'. A long-established name across Romance and Slavic languages, borne by early Christian saints.
Estella and Marina are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Estella means Star (latin origin), while Marina means Of the sea (latin origin).
In US records, Estella first appears in 0 and Marina in 0, so Estella has the longer recorded history.