Star
Star was the 2062nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 92 babies. Its best year was 1980, when it ranked 897th; the most babies were born in 1997 (221). Over the last ten years it has moved up 40 places. More babies were named Star in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,062 girls, down 456 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 92girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1997221 babies
- Total since 1880
- 8,432babies recorded
Star popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 157 since 1919, 9 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,062 | 92 |
| 2020 | #1,606 | 131 |
| 2010 | #1,362 | 172 |
| 2000 | #1,051 | 198 |
| 1990 | #1,874 | 76 |
| 1980 | #897 | 170 |
| 1970 | #2,114 | 39 |
| 1960 | #1,277 | 75 |
| 1950 | #1,449 | 41 |
| 1940 | #3,822 | 7 |
| 1930 | #5,165 | 5 |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Star, counting every spelling?
Star is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,314 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,062 for Star on its own. Together these spellings went to 155 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Star | 92 | #2,062 | 512 |
| Starr | 63 | #2,747 | 402 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Star?
92 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Star (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Star born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 91 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Star.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Star?
About 7,800 people born in the US named Star are alive today, with a median age of 28; half are between 17 and 47. That makes Star mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Star by state
How common Star was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 40 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Star: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Star, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Star
How popular is the name Star?
Star was the 2062nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 92 babies. Its best year was 1980, when it ranked 897th; the most babies were born in 1997 (221). Over the last ten years it has moved up 40 places. More babies were named Star in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Star a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Star in the US.
Where is Star most popular?
In 2021–2025, Star was most common in Georgia (0.09 per 1,000 girls), followed by Florida and California.