Starr
Starr was the 2747th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 63 babies. Its best year was 1948, when it ranked 651st; the most babies were born in 1997 (302). Over the last ten years it has moved down 248 places. More babies were named Starr in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,747 girls, down 865 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 63girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1997302 babies
- Total since 1880
- 10,167babies recorded
Starr popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 324 since 1914.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,747 | 63 |
| 2020 | #1,882 | 103 |
| 2010 | #1,667 | 128 |
| 2000 | #1,052 | 198 |
| 1990 | #1,328 | 122 |
| 1980 | #776 | 213 |
| 1970 | #1,471 | 69 |
| 1960 | #1,045 | 106 |
| 1950 | #1,062 | 76 |
| 1940 | #2,194 | 15 |
| 1930 | #5,166 | 5 |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Starr, counting every spelling?
Starr is a spelling of Star, a name family that ranked #1,314 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,747 for Starr 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 Starr?
63 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Starr (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Starr 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 133 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Starr.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Starr?
About 8,900 people born in the US named Starr are alive today, with a median age of 36; half are between 23 and 53. That makes Starr 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.
Starr by state
How common Starr 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 Starr: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Starr, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Starr
How popular is the name Starr?
Starr was the 2747th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 63 babies. Its best year was 1948, when it ranked 651st; the most babies were born in 1997 (302). Over the last ten years it has moved down 248 places. More babies were named Starr in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Starr a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Starr in the US.
Where is Starr most popular?
In 2021–2025, Starr was most common in Maryland (0.06 per 1,000 girls), followed by North Carolina and South Carolina.