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Starr

/ˈstɑɹ/ · 97% girls · 63 born in 2025

Starr has been given to about 10,167 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1997, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈstɑɹ/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 9,397
Median age today38 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Starr per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1997 · 307
  • Born in 202563
  • All time10,167
  • England & Wales, 20255

How popular is Starr?

Its best year was 1997, when 307 babies were given the name, ranking 714th. The typical living American called Starr is about 38 years old today.

Names that sound like Starr

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Star0.90
  2. Stacy0.60
  3. Starla0.57
  4. Skylar0.53
  5. Shari0.53
  6. Staci0.53
  7. Sharyn0.53
  8. Shara0.53

Middle names for Starr

Ranked by flow score
  1. Starr Iris0.77
  2. Starr Opal0.77
  3. Starr Ivy0.77
  4. Starr Noelle0.77
  5. Starr Belle0.77
  6. Starr Alice0.75

Sibling names for Starr

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Tomasbrother · 0.90
  2. Georginasister · 0.90
  3. Daliasister · 0.90
  4. Vicentebrother · 0.89
  5. Aronbrother · 0.89
  6. Aracelisister · 0.89

Where Starr is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Starr Evans0.73
    2. Starr Edwards0.73
    3. Starr Anderson0.70
    4. Starr Allen0.70
    5. Starr Adams0.70
    6. Starr Wilson0.69

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Starr

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.