Estelle is a female given name of occitan origin, and means star. Saint Estelle was a martyr who purportedly lived in Aquitania in the third century AD, although the earliest references to her date from the Middle Ages.

Is Estelle a rare name?

The name completely disappeared from America's Top 1000 list in 1964 and only recently reemerged in 2012 (at #950 out of 1000). Only 265 baby girls were called Estelle in 2012, so she's still pretty rare.

Is Estelle a biblical name?

Estelle. The French form of the Persian name Esther, in the Bible this was the Jewish captive whom Ahasuerus made his queen — and the name of a British pop singer-songwriter. Kala. Short for Kalila, or “beloved,” in Islam, this unusual but powerful name also stands for “time” in the Hindu faith.