Is Starr a boy or girl name?
Starr is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 70 girls and 0 boys were named Starr, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 96.8% of the 10,100 US babies named Starr were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,546
- Babies named Starr since 1914
- 10,100
- Most popular year
- 1997
- 307 babies
Boys and girls named Starr, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 21 | 19 | 47.5% |
| 1920s | 35 | 35 | 50% |
| 1930s | 35 | 122 | 77.7% |
| 1940s | 58 | 662 | 91.9% |
| 1950s | 47 | 1,061 | 95.8% |
| 1960s | 18 | 855 | 97.9% |
| 1970s | 41 | 1,163 | 96.6% |
| 1980s | 47 | 1,386 | 96.7% |
| 1990s | 17 | 1,587 | 98.9% |
| 2000s | 5 | 1,569 | 99.7% |
| 2010s | 0 | 877 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 440 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 70 | #2,546 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 71 | #2,509 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 91 | #2,121 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 105 | #1,893 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,882 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 136 | #1,580 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,776 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 47 | #3,378 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 55 | #3,054 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 73 | #2,499 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 85 | #2,230 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 93 | #2,081 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 101 | #1,954 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 98 | #2,015 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 127 | #1,673 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 146 | #1,554 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 150 | #1,546 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 136 | #1,643 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 131 | #1,626 |
| 2005 | 5 | #13,091 | 135 | #1,531 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 141 | #1,452 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 160 | #1,303 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 194 | #1,096 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 178 | #1,168 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 198 | #1,052 |
| 1999 | 6 | #9,743 | 209 | #989 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 259 | #825 |
| 1997 | 5 | #10,600 | 302 | #714 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 166 | #1,103 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 92 | #1,624 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 102 | #1,534 |
| 1993 | 6 | #8,561 | 103 | #1,527 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 97 | #1,598 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 135 | #1,256 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 122 | #1,328 |
| 1989 | 6 | #7,787 | 124 | #1,274 |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,669 | 108 | #1,333 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 89 | #1,466 |
| 1986 | 5 | #7,684 | 99 | #1,339 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 115 | #1,211 |
| 1984 | 5 | #7,189 | 145 | #1,001 |
| 1983 | 7 | #5,415 | 161 | #928 |
| 1982 | 6 | #6,296 | 141 | #1,038 |
| 1981 | 5 | #7,144 | 191 | #828 |
| 1980 | 5 | #7,166 | 213 | #776 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 195 | #812 |
| 1978 | 8 | #4,510 | 169 | #873 |
| 1977 | 7 | #5,051 | 183 | #823 |
| 1976 | 9 | #3,966 | 131 | #976 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 116 | #1,037 |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,904 | 94 | #1,197 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 63 | #1,508 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 79 | #1,302 |
| 1971 | 6 | #4,846 | 64 | #1,543 |
| 1970 | 6 | #4,662 | 69 | #1,471 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 80 | #1,257 |
| 1968 | 6 | #4,087 | 71 | #1,322 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 49 | #1,640 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 62 | #1,399 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 71 | #1,289 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 105 | #1,064 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 93 | #1,138 |
| 1962 | 5 | #4,555 | 105 | #1,056 |
| 1961 | 7 | #3,616 | 113 | #1,030 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 106 | #1,045 |
| 1959 | 9 | #3,018 | 115 | #990 |
| 1958 | 6 | #3,885 | 136 | #876 |
| 1957 | 6 | #3,941 | 111 | #987 |
| 1956 | 8 | #3,182 | 135 | #860 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 87 | #1,086 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 103 | #957 |
| 1953 | 6 | #3,756 | 104 | #929 |
| 1952 | 7 | #3,336 | 97 | #952 |
| 1951 | 5 | #4,190 | 97 | #944 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,062 |
| 1949 | 5 | #4,142 | 96 | #908 |
| 1948 | 9 | #2,763 | 164 | #651 |
| 1947 | 10 | #2,653 | 120 | #796 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 78 | #944 |
| 1945 | 10 | #2,380 | 39 | #1,287 |
| 1944 | 5 | #3,845 | 37 | #1,335 |
| 1943 | 8 | #2,939 | 37 | #1,362 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,324 |
| 1941 | 6 | #3,455 | 38 | #1,239 |
| 1940 | 5 | #3,882 | 15 | #2,194 |
| 1939 | 6 | #3,448 | 13 | #2,401 |
| 1938 | 6 | #3,495 | 23 | #1,643 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 23 | #1,624 |
| 1936 | 5 | #3,990 | 15 | #2,140 |
| 1935 | 7 | #3,224 | 7 | #3,709 |
| 1934 | 6 | #3,632 | 9 | #3,129 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,373 |
| 1932 | 5 | #4,220 | 12 | #2,617 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,805 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,166 |
| 1929 | 6 | #3,910 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 6 | #4,155 | 8 | #3,829 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 6 | #4,138 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 6 | #4,185 | 8 | #3,921 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,590 |
| 1921 | 5 | #4,900 | 5 | #5,764 |
| 1920 | 6 | #4,218 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,765 |
| 1918 | 8 | #3,335 | 5 | #5,486 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 6 | #3,835 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 7 | #2,875 | 6 | #3,555 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Starr reached #2,380 in 1945. As a girl name, it reached #651 in 1948. 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 Starr
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.