Starr

#2,719 for girls in 2025, 63 births · Last seen for boys in 2005 at #11,472
Given to girls 96.8% of the time

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Peak · girls
1948 · 164 births
Debut · girls
6 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
9,843
since 1914

Starr over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Starr has never cracked the top 600 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201948peak #651, 1948girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
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2025#2,71963—
2024#2,50871—
2023#2,46672—
2022#2,10391—
2021#1,885105—
2020#1,872103—
2019#1,566137—
2018#2,74462—
2017#3,34647—
2016#3,01055—
2015#2,47173—
2014#2,21385—
2013#2,06493—
2012#1,940101—
2011#2,00098—
2010#1,658128—
2009#1,546146—
2008#1,539150—
2007#1,635136—
2006#1,624131—
2005#1,525135#11,4725
2004#1,448141—
2003#1,297160—
2002#1,094194—
2001#1,167178—
2000#1,049198—
1999#986209#8,7046
1998#822259—
1997#714302#9,2655
1996#1,103166—
1995#1,61492—
1994#1,521102—
1993#1,518103#7,6386
1992#1,58897—
1991#1,248135—
1990#1,325122—
1989#1,267124#6,9416
1988#1,327108#5,2008
1987#1,45989—
1986#1,32799#6,7215
1985#1,207115—
1984#997145#6,3155
1983#926161#4,9077
1982#1,032141#5,6196
1981#825191#6,2625
1980#772213#6,2505
1979#808195—
1978#867169#4,1578
1977#819183#4,5827
1976#971131#3,7249
1975#1,035116—
1974#1,18594#5,2275
1973#1,49663—
1972#1,28979—
1971#1,53464#4,3756
1970#1,46469#4,2306
1969#1,25080—
1968#1,31171#3,6736
1967#1,61749—
1966#1,39662—
1965#1,27471—
1964#1,060105—
1963#1,13593—
1962#1,054105#4,0335
1961#1,023113#3,3567
1960#1,043106—
1959#988115#2,8219
1958#874136#3,5596
1957#984111#3,5526
1956#858135#2,9698
1955#1,08187—
1954#952103—
1953#927104#3,4256
1952#94697#3,0957
1951#93897#3,7145
1950#1,05376—
1949#90396#3,6905
1948#651164#2,6089
1947#791120#2,49810
1946#94278—
1945#1,27939#2,24210
1944#1,31537#3,4305
1943#1,34237#2,7328
1942#1,30038—
1941#1,22238#3,1336
1940#2,10915#3,4595
1939#2,30013#3,1136
1938#1,59623#3,1756
1937#1,58023—
1936#2,03215#3,5495
1935#3,4317#2,9517
1934#2,9239#3,2776
1933#3,1098—
1932#2,49012#3,7765
1931#3,4977—
1930#4,5505—
1929—#3,5596
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1927#3,5618#3,7806
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1923#3,6418#3,8226
1922#2,47914—
1921#5,0995#4,3225
1920—#3,8156
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1918#4,8095#3,0968
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First appearance
1914

The first year at least five girls were named Starr! It came in at #3,188, and was given to 6 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1915–1918, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Starr is popular in 1948

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Starr, so not publishedAKMaine: #230 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,841 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Starr, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Starr, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Starr, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Starr, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Starr, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Starr, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Starr, so not publishedMNIllinois: #569 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 9,309 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Starr, so not publishedWIMichigan: #376 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 4,635 girlsMINew York: #506 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 7,854 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Starr, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Starr, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Starr, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Starr, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Starr, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Starr, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Starr, so not publishedIAIndiana: #456 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,845 girlsINOhio: #617 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 12,146 girlsOHPennsylvania: #474 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 7,986 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Starr, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Starr, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #650 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 9,285 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Starr, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Starr, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Starr, so not publishedNEMissouri: #508 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,778 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Starr, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Starr, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Starr, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Starr, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Starr, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Starr, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Starr, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Starr, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Starr, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Starr, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Starr, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Starr, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Starr, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Starr, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Starr, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Starr, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Starr, so not publishedALGeorgia: #467 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 6,016 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Starr, so not publishedHITexas: #1,037 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 18,296 girlsTXFlorida: #447 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,463 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Maine#230 · 1 in 1,841
  2. Michigan#376 · 1 in 4,635
  3. Florida#447 · 1 in 4,463
  4. Indiana#456 · 1 in 6,845
  5. Georgia#467 · 1 in 6,016

Best ever in a state: #230 in Maine, 1948.

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StateRankBirthsShare
Maine#23051 in 1,841
Michigan#376151 in 4,635
Florida#44761 in 4,463
Indiana#45661 in 6,845
Georgia#46771 in 6,016
Pennsylvania#474131 in 7,986
New York#506181 in 7,854
Missouri#50851 in 7,778
Illinois#56991 in 9,309
Ohio#61771 in 12,146
California#650121 in 9,285
Texas#1,03751 in 18,296
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Starr
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 211 spots since 2024 (#2,508 → #2,719)
  • 847 spots since 2020 (#1,872 → #2,719)
  • 248 spots since 2015 (#2,471 → #2,719)
  • Biggest jump: 389 spots in 1997 (#1,103 → #714)
  • Biggest drop: 252 spots in 1949 (#651 → #903)
Rise & fade · girls
34 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1914
  • Peaked 1948 at #651 (164 births)
  • Births halved by 1950, 2 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 23 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 23 yrs · run 1976–1981
Share of babies · girls
1 in 5,764
  • Highest: 1 in 5,764 girls born in 1997 were named Starr (0.02%)
  • Latest: 1 in 25,512 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
  • Its best rank, #651 in 1948, was only 1 in 10,353 (0.01%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1990s
  • 16.1% of all girls named Starr (1,587) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s19#3,188 (1914)#3,816
1920s35#2,479 (1922)#3,695
1930s122#1,580 (1937)#2,751
1940s662#651 (1948)#1,185
1950s1,061#858 (1956)#960
1960s855#1,023 (1961)#1,216
1970s1,163#808 (1979)#1,147
1980s1,386#772 (1980)#1,114
1990s1,587#714 (1997)#1,244
2000s1,569#1,049 (2000)#1,392
2010s879#1,566 (2019)#2,301
2020s505#1,872 (2020)#2,259

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Starr in 1948

girls
#651
164 births · 1 in 10,353 girls
boys
#2,608
9 births · 1 in 194,958 boys

Top girls' names in 1948

  1. #1Linda96,220
  2. #2Mary68,597
  3. #3Barbara46,826
  4. #4Patricia46,140
  5. #5Susan35,988
  6. #6Sandra31,063
  7. #7Nancy29,411
  8. #8Carol28,977
  9. #9Sharon26,143
  10. #10Kathleen23,257
  11. #651Starr164

Top boys' names in 1948

  1. #1James88,605
  2. #2Robert85,478
  3. #3John82,834
  4. #4William61,972
  5. #5David56,627
  6. #6Michael52,566
  7. #7Richard50,970
  8. #8Thomas43,780
  9. #9Charles38,676
  10. #10Ronald33,527
  11. #2,608Starr9
More about 1948

girls

1,697,908 girls got a published name in 1948; 1 in 10,353 of them was named Starr, which outranked 89.2% of the 6,040 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 25.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Starr
  1. #645Neva166
  2. #649Angeline165
  3. #649Malinda165
  4. #651Starr164
  5. #652Benita163
  6. #652Mari163
  7. #652Randy163
Biggest movers since 1947
Risers
  1. ↑ 555Shawn#1,510 → #955
  2. ↑ 549Regena#1,488 → #939
  3. ↑ 491Regenia#1,255 → #764
  4. ↑ 460Mickie#1,228 → #768
  5. ↑ 413Shirleen#1,377 → #964
Fallers
  1. ↓ 408Michaele#859 → #1,267
  2. ↓ 358Marge#969 → #1,327
  3. ↓ 334Ilona#875 → #1,209
  4. ↓ 282Trudi#875 → #1,157
  5. ↓ 248Marylyn#909 → #1,157

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,754,618 boys got a published name in 1948; 1 in 194,958 of them was named Starr, which outranked 37.9% of the 4,199 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Starr
  1. #2,443Ulyses10
  2. #2,443Wallis10
  3. #2,443Watt10
  4. #2,608Starr9
  5. #2,608Adron9
  6. #2,608Alejo9
  7. #2,608Alger9
  8. #2,788Addis8
  9. #2,788Adrain8
  10. #2,788Alfreddie8

Tied with 179 names at #2,608; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1947
Risers
  1. ↑ 514Arnulfo#1,316 → #802
  2. ↑ 422Lucio#1,394 → #972
  3. ↑ 377Isidro#1,190 → #813
  4. ↑ 363Shawn#923 → #560
  5. ↑ 331Aurelio#1,233 → #902
Fallers
  1. ↓ 400Marshal#1,000 → #1,400
  2. ↓ 390Robby#906 → #1,296
  3. ↓ 333Frances#923 → #1,256
  4. ↓ 324Deane#836 → #1,160
  5. ↓ 321Lenwood#975 → #1,296

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1948 →