Is Star a boy or girl name?
Star is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 105 girls and 0 boys were named Star, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 98.2% of the 8,329 US babies named Star were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,904
- Babies named Star since 1919
- 8,329
- Most popular year
- 1997
- 221 babies
Boys and girls named Star, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 0 | 20 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 49 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 273 | 100% |
| 1950s | 5 | 552 | 99.1% |
| 1960s | 0 | 588 | 100% |
| 1970s | 34 | 902 | 96.4% |
| 1980s | 32 | 1,000 | 96.9% |
| 1990s | 18 | 1,221 | 98.5% |
| 2000s | 17 | 1,820 | 99.1% |
| 2010s | 27 | 1,207 | 97.8% |
| 2020s | 10 | 549 | 98.2% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 105 | #1,904 |
| 2023 | 5 | #13,904 | 94 | #2,074 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 95 | #2,046 |
| 2021 | 5 | #13,812 | 126 | #1,662 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 129 | #1,619 |
| 2019 | 10 | #8,127 | 130 | #1,636 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,936 |
| 2017 | 7 | #10,612 | 117 | #1,790 |
| 2016 | 5 | #13,919 | 93 | #2,114 |
| 2015 | 5 | #13,778 | 93 | #2,102 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 107 | #1,889 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 104 | #1,926 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 136 | #1,601 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 152 | #1,477 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 172 | #1,362 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 147 | #1,544 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 187 | #1,323 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 199 | #1,247 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 194 | #1,248 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 186 | #1,225 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 168 | #1,277 |
| 2003 | 6 | #10,695 | 181 | #1,189 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 174 | #1,183 |
| 2001 | 5 | #12,072 | 186 | #1,131 |
| 2000 | 6 | #10,182 | 198 | #1,051 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 186 | #1,083 |
| 1998 | 6 | #9,493 | 209 | #973 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 221 | #910 |
| 1996 | 6 | #8,864 | 143 | #1,231 |
| 1995 | 6 | #8,739 | 73 | #1,916 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 79 | #1,825 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 78 | #1,851 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 83 | #1,773 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 73 | #1,930 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,874 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 82 | #1,683 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 70 | #1,801 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 72 | #1,697 |
| 1986 | 6 | #6,625 | 83 | #1,504 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 62 | #1,830 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 93 | #1,321 |
| 1983 | 5 | #7,191 | 112 | #1,178 |
| 1982 | 9 | #4,536 | 123 | #1,148 |
| 1981 | 7 | #5,416 | 133 | #1,065 |
| 1980 | 5 | #7,165 | 170 | #897 |
| 1979 | 6 | #5,957 | 148 | #972 |
| 1978 | 7 | #4,984 | 147 | #953 |
| 1977 | 6 | #5,748 | 134 | #1,008 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 96 | #1,190 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,401 |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,903 | 69 | #1,461 |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,784 | 60 | #1,564 |
| 1972 | 5 | #5,648 | 67 | #1,452 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 66 | #1,527 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 39 | #2,114 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,867 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,701 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 49 | #1,639 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 51 | #1,585 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,738 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 66 | #1,392 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 65 | #1,388 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 69 | #1,342 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 77 | #1,266 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 75 | #1,277 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 70 | #1,288 |
| 1958 | 5 | #4,440 | 59 | #1,394 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 83 | #1,167 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 72 | #1,235 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 51 | #1,420 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 51 | #1,421 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 42 | #1,527 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 42 | #1,504 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,480 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,449 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,407 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,284 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 66 | #1,104 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,853 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,141 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,089 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,338 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,529 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,375 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,822 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,899 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,806 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,916 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,501 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,004 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,165 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,255 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,753 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 5 | #4,722 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Star reached #4,440 in 1958. As a girl name, it reached #897 in 1980. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Star
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.