Star
- Gender
- Mostly girls
- Say it
- STAR
- Origin
- English
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,570 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #2,051 for girls
Star is a name of English origin, meaning “star”. In 2025 it ranked 1,570th for girls in the UK (20 babies) and 2,051st for girls in the US (92 babies).
What does Star mean?
English: English word
“star”
An English word name, sharing its meaning with Stella in Latin and Seren in Welsh.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Star a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Star has been given to girls and boys, mostly girls. In 2025, it was given to 20 girls and 5 boys in the UK and 92 girls and 9 boys in the US.
How popular is Star in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,570among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 20about 1 in 14,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 14% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 20 girls in the UK were named Star, making it the 1,570th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,180th. Its busiest year was 2012, with 65 girls. 5 boys were also named Star in 2025 (3,747th for boys).
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Star than any year since 2002.
Half of all the girls named Star in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2017. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2025, 25 girls in the UK were given Star or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,169, up from #1,570 for this spelling alone.
- Star 20
- Starr 5
Girls were 95% of the babies named Star in the UK in 2009, and 80% in 2025.
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,512th in England and Wales.
Star in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20 | #1,570 |
| 2024 | 26 | #1,321 |
| 2023 | 40 | #949 |
| 2022 | 42 | #902 |
| 2021 | 25 | #1,353 |
| 2020 | 30 | #1,180 |
| 2019 | 39 | #981 |
| 2018 | 31 | #1,180 |
| 2017 | 39 | #1,009 |
| 2016 | 29 | #1,243 |
| 2015 | 38 | #1,014 |
| 2014 | 34 | #1,100 |
| 2013 | 40 | #987 |
| 2012 | 65 | #694 |
| 2011 | 51 | #785 |
| 2010 | 61 | #672 |
| 2009 | 59 | #687 |
| 2008 | 63 | #648 |
| 2007 | 37 | #910 |
| 2006 | 34 | #932 |
| 2005 | 34 | #883 |
| 2004 | 25 | #1,048 |
| 2003 | 27 | #965 |
| 2002 | 19 | #1,186 |
| 2001 | 25 | #955 |
| 2000 | 23 | #1,016 |
| 1999 | 23 | #1,005 |
| 1998 | 16 | #1,289 |
| 1997 | 16 | #1,278 |
| 1996 | 19 | #1,090 |
How popular is Star in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,051among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 92about 1 in 17,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 20% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 92 girls in the US were named Star, making it the 2,051st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,593rd. Its busiest year was 1997, with 221 girls. It first appears in the records in 1922. 9 boys were also named Star in 2025 (8,239th for boys).
2025 had fewer girls named Star than any year since 1995.
Half of all the girls named Star in the US since 1880 were born between 1977 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 155 girls in the US were given Star or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,258, up from #2,051 for this spelling alone.
- Star 92
- Starr 63
Star in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 92 | #2,051 |
| 2024 | 105 | #1,895 |
| 2023 | 94 | #2,062 |
| 2022 | 95 | #2,034 |
| 2021 | 126 | #1,652 |
| 2020 | 131 | #1,593 |
| 2019 | 130 | #1,629 |
| 2018 | 103 | #1,925 |
| 2017 | 117 | #1,779 |
| 2016 | 93 | #2,093 |
| 2015 | 93 | #2,088 |
| 2014 | 107 | #1,876 |
| 2013 | 104 | #1,918 |
| 2012 | 136 | #1,591 |
| 2011 | 152 | #1,469 |
| 2010 | 172 | #1,357 |
| 2009 | 147 | #1,538 |
| 2008 | 187 | #1,320 |
| 2007 | 199 | #1,244 |
| 2006 | 194 | #1,240 |
| 2005 | 186 | #1,222 |
| 2004 | 168 | #1,272 |
| 2003 | 181 | #1,186 |
| 2002 | 174 | #1,178 |
| 2001 | 186 | #1,126 |
| 2000 | 198 | #1,047 |
| 1999 | 186 | #1,075 |
| 1998 | 209 | #971 |
| 1997 | 221 | #906 |
| 1996 | 143 | #1,223 |
| 1995 | 73 | #1,895 |
| 1994 | 79 | #1,805 |
| 1993 | 78 | #1,837 |
| 1992 | 83 | #1,757 |
| 1991 | 73 | #1,907 |
| 1990 | 76 | #1,858 |
| 1989 | 82 | #1,663 |
| 1988 | 70 | #1,786 |
| 1987 | 72 | #1,677 |
| 1986 | 83 | #1,494 |
| 1985 | 62 | #1,808 |
| 1984 | 93 | #1,315 |
| 1983 | 112 | #1,169 |
| 1982 | 123 | #1,138 |
| 1981 | 133 | #1,064 |
| 1980 | 170 | #893 |
| 1979 | 148 | #970 |
| 1978 | 147 | #952 |
| 1977 | 134 | #1,004 |
| 1976 | 96 | #1,182 |
| 1975 | 76 | #1,381 |
| 1974 | 69 | #1,448 |
| 1973 | 60 | #1,548 |
| 1972 | 67 | #1,448 |
| 1971 | 66 | #1,516 |
| 1970 | 39 | #2,081 |
| 1969 | 45 | #1,835 |
| 1968 | 48 | #1,678 |
| 1967 | 49 | #1,617 |
| 1966 | 51 | #1,568 |
| 1965 | 42 | #1,741 |
| 1964 | 67 | #1,372 |
| 1963 | 65 | #1,372 |
| 1962 | 69 | #1,332 |
| 1961 | 77 | #1,259 |
| 1960 | 75 | #1,265 |
| 1959 | 70 | #1,280 |
| 1958 | 59 | #1,378 |
| 1957 | 83 | #1,158 |
| 1956 | 72 | #1,227 |
| 1955 | 51 | #1,403 |
| 1954 | 51 | #1,408 |
| 1953 | 42 | #1,502 |
| 1952 | 42 | #1,486 |
| 1951 | 41 | #1,461 |
| 1950 | 41 | #1,432 |
| 1949 | 44 | #1,392 |
| 1948 | 52 | #1,266 |
| 1947 | 66 | #1,096 |
| 1946 | 25 | #1,807 |
| 1945 | 17 | #2,059 |
| 1944 | 18 | #2,026 |
| 1943 | 16 | #2,250 |
| 1942 | 14 | #2,415 |
| 1941 | 14 | #2,271 |
| 1940 | 7 | #3,501 |
| 1939 | 10 | #2,734 |
| 1938 | 7 | #3,448 |
| 1937 | 10 | #2,734 |
| 1936 | 12 | #2,385 |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 5 | #4,409 |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 5 | #4,548 |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 7 | #3,872 |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 13 | #2,611 |
Names like Star
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Scarlett Autumn Willow Hope Harper Mia Summer Amber Lily Fatima Ivy Faith
Other spellings of Star
Names related to Star
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Star: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/star, updated 20 October 2026.