Starla
Starla was the 5216th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 25 babies. Its best year was 1966, when it ranked 700th; the most babies were born in 1980 (243). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,965 places. More babies were named Starla in the 1960s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,216 girls, down 1,725 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 25girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1980243 babies
- Total since 1880
- 8,231babies recorded
Starla popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,216 | 25 |
| 2020 | #3,491 | 44 |
| 2010 | #2,474 | 76 |
| 2000 | #1,949 | 87 |
| 1990 | #1,844 | 78 |
| 1980 | #702 | 243 |
| 1970 | #809 | 172 |
| 1960 | #739 | 190 |
| 1950 | #1,319 | 49 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Starla, counting every spelling?
Starla has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Starla?
25 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Starla (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Starla 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 337 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Starla.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Starla?
About 7,600 people born in the US named Starla are alive today, with a median age of 47; half are between 31 and 61. That makes Starla mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
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.
Starla by state
How common Starla was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (1.5×). In 50 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
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Questions about the name Starla
How popular is the name Starla?
Starla was the 5216th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 25 babies. Its best year was 1966, when it ranked 700th; the most babies were born in 1980 (243). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,965 places. More babies were named Starla in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Is Starla a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Starla in the US.
Where is Starla most popular?
In 2021–2025, Starla was most common in California (0.04 per 1,000 girls).