Estel
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- es-TEL
- Origin
- Latin
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,776 for girls
Estel is a girls' name of Latin origin, meaning “star”. In 2025 it ranked 3,776th for girls in the UK (6 babies).
What does Estel mean?
Latin: Catalan estel 'star', from Latin stella; also Tolkien's Elvish word for hope
“star”
In Tolkien's legendarium, Estel, Elvish for 'hope', was the name given to the young Aragorn in Rivendell.
Is Estel a girl's or a boy's name?
Estel is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 girls in the UK. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Estel in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,776among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 6about 1 in 46,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 6 girls in the UK were named Estel, making it the 3,776th most popular name for girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 3,704th in England and Wales.
Names like Estel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Mabel Ethel Hazel Emily Elsie Emilia Florence Emma Rachel Bethel Ella Rosie
More Latin names
Oliver Olivia Leo Roman Aurora Luna Nora Max Nova Lucy Julian Clara Anthony Austin Felix Camila
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Estel: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/estel, updated 20 October 2026.