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Origin & history of Stela1
Romanian roots
Stela comes from the Romanian tradition, meaning A formal name meaning "star.".
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How popular is Stela?
2021
peak year
The name Stela reached its peak in 2021, with 14 registrations (ranked #7984). It first surfaced in U.S. records in 2000, roughly 21 years before its peak. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #11087) today, averaging about 10 new babies per year. Stela's usage has held roughly steady recently. Across all years on record, approximately 196 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
14
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #7,984)
(ranked #7,984)
10
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
100
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
196
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Stela3
Life path number
The Creator
Creativity, joy and self-expression.
✨Creative
😄Joyful
🗣️Communicator
🌈Optimistic
S1
T2
E5
L3
A1
Sum: 12 → Life path 3
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Personality of Stela✨
Bright & creative
Imaginative, expressive, endlessly inventive.
😊
Magnetic warmth
Their laugh is contagious. People love being near them.
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Eternal optimist
Even in dark moments they find the light.
🗣️
Storyteller
They can describe anything and make it fascinating.
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