Starling
Starling was the 11806th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1930, when it ranked 4500th; the most babies were born in 2023 (18). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,382 places. More babies were named Starling in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #11,806 girls, down 3,447 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 8girls
- Girls and boys
- 57% girls, 43% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202318 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,226babies recorded
Starling popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,806 | #6,753 | 8 | 13 |
| 2020 | #8,359 | #11,836 | 13 | 6 |
| 2010 | #13,319 | #11,998 | 8 | 6 |
| 2000 | — | #7,321 | — | 9 |
| 1990 | — | #7,988 | — | 6 |
| 1980 | — | — | — | — |
| 1970 | — | #4,662 | — | 6 |
| 1960 | — | — | — | — |
| 1950 | #6,005 | #2,190 | 5 | 13 |
| 1940 | — | #1,976 | — | 14 |
| 1930 | #4,500 | #1,952 | 6 | 16 |
| 1920 | — | #1,497 | — | 26 |
| 1910 | — | #1,564 | — | 6 |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | #1,043 | — | 5 |
How popular is Starling, counting every spelling?
Starling has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Starling?
8 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Starling (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Starling 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 1,057 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Starling.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Starling?
About 200 people born in the US named Starling are alive today, with a median age of 11; half are between 6 and 18. That makes Starling a young name: most people with it are children.
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 Starling: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Starling, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Starling
How popular is the name Starling?
Starling was the 11806th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1930, when it ranked 4500th; the most babies were born in 2023 (18). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,382 places. More babies were named Starling in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Starling a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 57% girls, 43% boys given the name Starling in the US.