| Estella | Vesta | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Star | Hearth fire |
| Origin | latin | latin |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | es-TEL-uh | VES-tə |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 1921 (638) | 1918 (257) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Vintage | Vintage |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Estella | Vesta |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 3,139 | 35 |
| 2010s | 3,053 | 57 |
| 2000s | 1,557 | 45 |
| 1990s | 617 | 66 |
| 1980s | 800 | 83 |
| 1970s | 1,200 | 123 |
| 1960s | 2,083 | 223 |
| 1950s | 3,380 | 414 |
| 1940s | 3,731 | 628 |
| 1930s | 3,908 | 940 |
| 1920s | 5,797 | 1,668 |
| 1910s | 5,092 | 1,798 |
| 1900s | 3,068 | 1,031 |
| 1890s | 3,174 | 750 |
| 1880s | 2,321 | 320 |
A Latinate elaboration of Estelle, both tracing to Latin 'stella' ('star'). Charles Dickens used it for a character in 'Great Expectations'.
Roman goddess of the hearth and its sacred, ever-burning fire, tended by the Vestal Virgins; the Roman counterpart of Greek Hestia. The fire link is the perpetual flame central to her cult.
Estella and Vesta are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Estella means Star (latin origin), while Vesta means Hearth fire (latin origin).
In US records, Estella first appears in 0 and Vesta in 0, so Estella has the longer recorded history.