Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 1997

Starr

Meaning Starr is a given name which may refer to: Gender Girl · 3% boys Rank 2025 #2,747 Trend ↓ Falling 30%

Starr is a given name which may refer to:

Rank 2025
#2,747
among girls · ↓218 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
63
named Starr · -11% vs 2024
How common
1 in 25,512
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1997
307 babies
All-time total
10,167
#1,691 all-time among girls
First recorded
1914
in Social Security records

Starr popularity over time

10,167 babies have been named Starr since 1914, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s 19 21 40 4 – #3,555
1920s 35 35 70 7 +75% #2,590
1930s 122 35 157 16 +124% #1,624
1940s 662 58 720 72 +359% #651
1950s 1,061 47 1,108 111 +54% #860
1960s 855 18 873 87 -21% #1,030
1970s 1,163 41 1,204 120 +38% #812
1980s 1,386 47 1,433 143 +19% #776
1990s 1,587 17 1,604 160 +12% #714
2000s 1,569 5 1,574 157 -2% #1,052
2010s 879 – 879 88 -44% #1,568
2020s (to 2025) 505 – 505 84 -4% #1,882

Where Starr is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 61 0.04 outside top 500
2027 59 0.04 outside top 500
2028 57 0.04 outside top 500
2029 56 0.03 outside top 500
2030 55 0.03 outside top 500

Where Starr is most popular

Girls named Starr per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.050 per 1,000. Strongest in North Carolina, Maryland, and South Carolina.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Starr born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
North Carolina 13 0.057 +15%
Maryland 6 0.057 +14%
South Carolina 5 0.056 +12%
Florida 23 0.054 +8%
Ohio 12 0.051 ≈ national
Michigan 8 0.044 -11%
Pennsylvania 10 0.042 -15%
Georgia 8 0.035 -29%
Virginia 6 0.035 -29%
Texas 27 0.034 -32%
California 10 0.012 -76%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
New York – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Starr

Starr is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,747 in 2025 with 63 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1914, 10,167 American babies have been named Starr. Its peak came in 1997, when 307 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1990s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Starr stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Starr?

The median living Starr is about 36 years old; half are between 22 and 54. An estimated 9,300 people named Starr are alive in the United States today.

median 36 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Starr year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 63 #2,747 – –
2024 71 #2,529 – –
2023 72 #2,492 – –
2022 91 #2,121 – –
2021 105 #1,895 – –
2020 103 #1,882 – –
2019 137 #1,568 – –
2018 62 #2,777 – –
2017 47 #3,380 – –
2016 55 #3,055 – –
2015 73 #2,499 – –
2014 85 #2,231 – –
2013 93 #2,081 – –
2012 101 #1,954 – –
2011 98 #2,015 – –
2010 128 #1,667 – –
2009 146 #1,554 – –
2008 150 #1,546 – –
2007 136 #1,644 – –
2006 131 #1,626 – –
2005 135 #1,531 5 #13,091
2004 141 #1,452 – –
2003 160 #1,304 – –
2002 194 #1,096 – –
2001 178 #1,168 – –
2000 198 #1,052 – –
1995 92 #1,624 – –
1990 122 #1,328 – –
1985 115 #1,211 – –
1980 213 #776 5 #7,166
1975 116 #1,037 – –
1970 69 #1,471 6 #4,663
1965 71 #1,288 – –
1960 106 #1,045 – –
1955 87 #1,086 – –
1950 76 #1,062 – –
1945 39 #1,287 10 #2,380
1940 15 #2,194 5 #3,882
1935 7 #3,709 7 #3,224
1930 5 #5,166 – –
1925 – – 6 #4,138
1920 – – 6 #4,218
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Starr, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Starr?

The median living Starr is about 36 years old. Half of all living Starrs are between 22 and 54 years old.

How many people named Starr are alive today?

An estimated 9,300 people named Starr are alive in the United States, based on 10,167 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Starr mean?

Starr is a given name which may refer to:

How popular is the name Starr in 2025?

Starr ranked #2,747 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 63 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Starr?

10,167 babies have been named Starr in the United States since 1914, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Starr most popular?

Starr peaked in 1997, when 307 newborns received the name.

Is Starr a boy or girl name?

Starr is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 97% of babies with the name.

Is the name Starr rising or falling?

Starr has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Starr become more popular?

Starr is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 55 girls named Starr in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Names like Starr

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