Girl names that mean star
Most widely given today: Stella, Esther and Estelle.
7 girl names whose sourced meaning includes star. Where a meaning comes from a related name, we say so; where the source hedges, so do we.
star
Say it STEL-uh
Latin origin
star
2 syllablesCommon across Sweden, Canada, Norway and 14 more places. Rare in Munich, Poland, Ireland and five more places.
1 in 728 girls born in Ireland in 2025
star
Say it ES-ter
Persian origin
star
2 syllablesLoved in Israel. Common across Sweden and two more places. Rare in four German cities, the UK, Canada and eight more places.
1 in 761 girls born in England and Wales in 2025
star
Say it es-TEL
French origin
star
2 syllablesCommon in Quebec. Rare in Sweden, three German cities, Ontario and eight more places.
1 in 5,282 girls born in Ireland in 2025
from Esther,
star
Say it ES-ter
Hebrew origin from Esther,
star
2 syllablesCommon in Sweden. Rare in Italy, Norway, Poland and six more places.
1 in 12,664 girls born in England and Wales in 2025
from Stella,
star
Say it STEH-lah
Latin origin from Stella,
star
2 syllablesCommon in Slovenia. Rare in Austria, Switzerland, Italy and one more place.
1 in 11,907 girls born in Austria in 2025
from Esther,
star
Say it es-TEH-rah
Roots in Latin, Greek and Hebrew from Esther,
star
3 syllablesRare in Poland, Austria, Ireland and four more places.
1 in 7,042 girls born in Ireland in 2025
star
Say it ES-ter
Persian origin
star
2 syllablesCommon in Hungary. Rare in Austria.
1 in 17,861 girls born in Austria in 2025