| Estrella | Isabela | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Star | God is my oath |
| Origin | spanish | spanish |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | es-TREH-yah | ee-sah-BEH-lah |
| Syllables | 3 | 4 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2005 (1,105) | 2004 (695) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Declining | Declining |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Estrella | Isabela |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 2,577 | 2,496 |
| 2010s | 4,404 | 3,961 |
| 2000s | 6,587 | 5,336 |
| 1990s | 1,810 | 846 |
| 1980s | 737 | 59 |
| 1970s | 309 | 0 |
| 1960s | 120 | 0 |
| 1950s | 116 | 0 |
| 1940s | 46 | 0 |
| 1930s | 33 | 0 |
| 1920s | 41 | 0 |
| 1910s | 19 | 0 |
The Spanish word for 'star', from Latin 'stella'. Also associated with the Marian title Nuestra Señora de la Estrella (Our Lady of the Star).
A Spanish form of Isabel, which arose in medieval Iberia and Provence as a variant of Elizabeth, from the Hebrew Elisheva 'my God is an oath' (or 'God is abundance'). It became a royal name in Spain, Portugal and England.
Estrella and Isabela are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Estrella means Star (spanish origin), while Isabela means God is my oath (spanish origin).
In US records, Estrella first appears in 0 and Isabela in 0, so Estrella has the longer recorded history.