How popular is the name Starr?

Starr ranks 988th among girls' names in US records, with 18,429 births since 1914. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,898.

Is Starr a unisex name?

No. Starr is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1997, when 523 children were given the name. It has been in use for 111 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Star. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.

Girl name#988 of girl names

Pronounced S T AA1 R (ARPABET)

Starr is a girls' name, and first appears in 1914. It has been given to 18,429 children — the 988th most common girls' name on record.

It has been slipping, down 32% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1997, when 523 children were given it.

Star is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.

1997Girls: 523Boys: 5

These spellings sound identical to Starr and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Starr?: Starr ranks 988th among girls' names in US records, with 18,429 births since 1914. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,898.
Is Starr a unisex name?: No. Starr is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Starr most popular?: 1997, when 523 children were given the name. It has been in use for 111 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Starr spelled?: Star. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.