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Costella
How to Pronounce Costella
Pronounced kah-STEL-uh /kɑˈstɛl.ə/Medium
Meaning: Costella most plausibly reflects a mid-century American -ella coinage echoing Costa or Costanza, the latter tracing to the Latin constans, 'steadfast, constant.' No single documented root is certain.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Costella has no single confirmed root; it may echo Costanza, from the Latin constans, 'steadfast,' or simply follow the popular -ella name-building pattern of its era without a fixed inherited meaning.
It stayed rare throughout, given to about eighteen girls a year even at its peak around 1948, and had faded from use by the late 1960s. A woman named Costella at peak would be in her upper seventies today.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Costella mean?
It has no confirmed single root; it may echo Costanza, Latin for 'steadfast,' but is best read as an American -ella coinage.
How do you pronounce Costella?
It is said kah-STEL-uh /kɑˈstɛl.ə/, three syllables with the stress in the middle.
Is Costella a boy or girl name?
Costella is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Costella?
It has always been rare in the U.S., given to about eighteen girls a year even at its peak around 1948.