Starr
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Starr is a girls' name of English origin, meaning “star”. In 2025 it ranked 4,276th for girls in the UK (5 babies) and 2,719th for girls in the US (63 babies).
What does Starr mean?
English: spelling of star; also an English surname
“star”
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- STAR
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Is Starr a girl's or a boy's name?
Starr is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 girls in the UK and 63 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Starr in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,276among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 56,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 40% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 5 girls in the UK were named Starr, making it the 4,276th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,159th. Its busiest year was 2009, with 31 girls.
2025 had the fewest girls named Starr since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the girls named Starr in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 25 girls in the UK were given Starr or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,169, up from #4,276 for this spelling alone.
- Star 20
- Starr 5
Among girls in 2025, it was 4,200th in England and Wales.
Starr in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #4,276 |
| 2024 | 11 | #2,480 |
| 2023 | 13 | #2,185 |
| 2022 | 10 | #2,615 |
| 2021 | 12 | #2,325 |
| 2020 | 13 | #2,159 |
| 2019 | 19 | #1,651 |
| 2018 | 16 | #1,904 |
| 2017 | 7 | #3,395 |
| 2016 | 12 | #2,363 |
| 2015 | 8 | #3,114 |
| 2014 | 9 | #2,809 |
| 2013 | 16 | #1,874 |
| 2012 | 26 | #1,346 |
| 2011 | 16 | #1,824 |
| 2010 | 27 | #1,262 |
| 2009 | 31 | #1,093 |
| 2008 | 24 | #1,293 |
| 2007 | 13 | #1,964 |
| 2006 | 20 | #1,364 |
| 2005 | 11 | #2,061 |
| 2004 | 11 | #1,949 |
| 2003 | 9 | #2,109 |
| 2002 | 12 | #1,649 |
| 2001 | 16 | #1,325 |
| 2000 | 14 | #1,415 |
| 1999 | 8 | #2,089 |
| 1998 | 8 | #2,110 |
| 1997 | 17 | #1,227 |
| 1996 | 6 | #2,469 |
How popular is Starr in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,719among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 63about 1 in 26,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 32% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 63 girls in the US were named Starr, making it the 2,719th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,872nd. Its busiest year was 1997, with 302 girls. It first appears in the records in 1914.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Starr than any year since 2018.
Half of all the girls named Starr in the US since 1880 were born between 1965 and 2002, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 155 girls in the US were given Starr or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,258, up from #2,719 for this spelling alone.
- Star 92
- Starr 63
Starr in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 63 | #2,719 |
| 2024 | 71 | #2,508 |
| 2023 | 72 | #2,466 |
| 2022 | 91 | #2,103 |
| 2021 | 105 | #1,885 |
| 2020 | 103 | #1,872 |
| 2019 | 137 | #1,566 |
| 2018 | 62 | #2,743 |
| 2017 | 47 | #3,346 |
| 2016 | 55 | #3,010 |
| 2015 | 73 | #2,471 |
| 2014 | 85 | #2,213 |
| 2013 | 93 | #2,064 |
| 2012 | 101 | #1,940 |
| 2011 | 98 | #2,000 |
| 2010 | 128 | #1,658 |
| 2009 | 146 | #1,546 |
| 2008 | 150 | #1,539 |
| 2007 | 136 | #1,635 |
| 2006 | 131 | #1,624 |
| 2005 | 135 | #1,525 |
| 2004 | 141 | #1,447 |
| 2003 | 160 | #1,296 |
| 2002 | 194 | #1,093 |
| 2001 | 178 | #1,166 |
| 2000 | 198 | #1,047 |
| 1999 | 209 | #984 |
| 1998 | 259 | #822 |
| 1997 | 302 | #714 |
| 1996 | 166 | #1,101 |
| 1995 | 92 | #1,610 |
| 1994 | 102 | #1,517 |
| 1993 | 103 | #1,516 |
| 1992 | 97 | #1,585 |
| 1991 | 135 | #1,244 |
| 1990 | 122 | #1,321 |
| 1989 | 124 | #1,264 |
| 1988 | 108 | #1,326 |
| 1987 | 89 | #1,458 |
| 1986 | 99 | #1,327 |
| 1985 | 115 | #1,207 |
| 1984 | 145 | #997 |
| 1983 | 161 | #926 |
| 1982 | 141 | #1,032 |
| 1981 | 191 | #825 |
| 1980 | 213 | #772 |
| 1979 | 195 | #808 |
| 1978 | 169 | #867 |
| 1977 | 183 | #819 |
| 1976 | 131 | #971 |
| 1975 | 116 | #1,035 |
| 1974 | 94 | #1,185 |
| 1973 | 63 | #1,496 |
| 1972 | 79 | #1,289 |
| 1971 | 64 | #1,534 |
| 1970 | 69 | #1,464 |
| 1969 | 80 | #1,250 |
| 1968 | 71 | #1,311 |
| 1967 | 49 | #1,617 |
| 1966 | 62 | #1,396 |
| 1965 | 71 | #1,274 |
| 1964 | 105 | #1,060 |
| 1963 | 93 | #1,135 |
| 1962 | 105 | #1,054 |
| 1961 | 113 | #1,023 |
| 1960 | 106 | #1,042 |
| 1959 | 115 | #987 |
| 1958 | 136 | #873 |
| 1957 | 111 | #983 |
| 1956 | 135 | #857 |
| 1955 | 87 | #1,080 |
| 1954 | 103 | #951 |
| 1953 | 104 | #926 |
| 1952 | 97 | #945 |
| 1951 | 97 | #937 |
| 1950 | 76 | #1,052 |
| 1949 | 96 | #902 |
| 1948 | 164 | #650 |
| 1947 | 120 | #790 |
| 1946 | 78 | #941 |
| 1945 | 39 | #1,278 |
| 1944 | 37 | #1,314 |
| 1943 | 37 | #1,341 |
| 1942 | 38 | #1,300 |
| 1941 | 38 | #1,222 |
| 1940 | 15 | #2,108 |
| 1939 | 13 | #2,300 |
| 1938 | 23 | #1,596 |
| 1937 | 23 | #1,580 |
| 1936 | 15 | #2,032 |
| 1935 | 7 | #3,429 |
| 1934 | 9 | #2,922 |
| 1933 | 8 | #3,108 |
| 1932 | 12 | #2,488 |
| 1931 | 7 | #3,495 |
| 1930 | 5 | #4,548 |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 8 | #3,559 |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 8 | #3,640 |
| 1922 | 14 | #2,479 |
| 1921 | 5 | #5,097 |
| 1920 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 8 | #3,450 |
| 1918 | 5 | #4,807 |
| 1917 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 6 | #3,187 |
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