Starr

Where Starr comes from

* As an English surname, from the noun star. * As a Jewish surname, spelling variant of Star.
— Wiktionary's entry for Starr
  • 1 syllable
Starr through the years
  1. 1914
    First appearance
    #3,188 among girls with 6 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1930
    Mostly girls from here
    Until now more boys than girls got the name. From this year on, more girls have.
  3. 1948
    Peak, #651
    164 babies named Starr, its best rank.
  4. 1950
    Starr Andreeff born
    Canadian actress
  5. 1950
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #1,053.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name.
Namesakes
  • Starr Andreeff · Canadian actress, born 1950

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.