Starlet
Starlet was the 14715th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1957, when it ranked 2112th; the most babies were born in 1981 (29). Over the last ten years it has moved down 6,759 places. More babies were named Starlet in the 1960s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #14,715 girls
- Babies in 2025
- 6girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 198129 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,057babies recorded
Starlet popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #14,715 | 6 |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2010 | #12,133 | 9 |
| 2000 | — | — |
| 1990 | #10,067 | 8 |
| 1980 | #3,306 | 26 |
| 1970 | #3,695 | 17 |
| 1960 | #2,565 | 23 |
| 1950 | #2,646 | 16 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Starlet, counting every spelling?
Starlet is a spelling of Starlette, a name family that had 24 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 24 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starlette | 12 | #8,804 | 52 |
| Starlett | 6 | #14,716 | 48 |
| Starlet | 6 | #14,715 | 39 |
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 Starlet?
6 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Starlet (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Starlet 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 1,368 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Starlet.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Starlet?
About 900 people born in the US named Starlet are alive today, with a median age of 50; half are between 30 and 64. That makes Starlet 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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Starlet: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Starlet, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Starlet
How popular is the name Starlet?
Starlet was the 14715th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1957, when it ranked 2112th; the most babies were born in 1981 (29). Over the last ten years it has moved down 6,759 places. More babies were named Starlet in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Is Starlet a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Starlet in the US.