Stella: girl name in Québec, 2025 rank

Stella year by year

Stella drops 17 places from 2024 (ranked 70th then). Since 2020 (87 babies), the number of babies has fallen by 26%.

Year	Rank	Babies
2025	87th	64
2024	70th	82
2023	71st	82
2022	77th	86
2021	71st	101
2020	78th	87

Rank among girl names in Retraite Québec’s full list (names given to at least 5 babies).

Stella since 1980

Curve: every birth with this name, girls and boys together, from the Données Québec name bank. Years with fewer than 5 babies are drawn at zero.

Stella appears in the bank (at least 5 babies) from 1980 on. The peak year is 2017, with 112 babies. The strongest decade is the 2010s (957 babies). Since 1980, about 1,965 children in Québec have been named Stella.

Neighbouring names in the 2025 ranking

The girl names just above and just below in the 2025 list.

Names that look alike

Same beginning or same ending, among the 250 most given names.

Frequently asked questions

How many babies were named Stella in Québec in 2025?

64 girls were named Stella in 2025, according to Retraite Québec’s name bank. That is the 87th rank among girl names.

Is Stella a popular name in Québec?

Stella ranks 87th among girl names in 2025, within the top 250.

When was Stella given most often?

In 2017, with 112 babies, counting every birth with this name since 1980.

Is Stella a unisex name?

In Retraite Québec’s list, Stella only appears as a girl name (at least 5 babies a year).

Where these numbers come from

Rank and number of babies by sex come from the full list of Retraite Québec’s name bank, which covers children eligible for the Family Allowance: nearly every child born in Québec. Names are published in capitals without accents; we add the usual spelling. The curve since 1980 comes from the open files of Données Québec, which count every birth with a name, girls and boys together.

Sources : Retraite Québec : Banque de prénoms, liste complète · Données Québec : Banque de prénoms, filles · Données Québec : Banque de prénoms, garçons

Retraite Québec data as of October 1, 2026.

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