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Starr

Girl's name · #2747 in the US (2025) · 90s wave

Popularity over time

Starr reached its best rank, #651, in 1948 and ranked #2747 in 2025. Roughly 9,800 girls have been named Starr since 1914.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 9 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#2,994 in Canada (2024).

Famous Starrs

• Starr Andrews — American figure skater
• Starr Andreeff — Canadian actress
• Starr Parodi — American composer and musician
• Starr Walton — American alpine skier
• Starr Saphir — New York birder

As a surname

It is also an American family name — about 30,000 people carried it as a surname in the 2010 census.

• Martin Starr — American actor
• Antony Starr — New Zealand actor (born 1975)
• Ken Starr — American judge and educational administrator (1946–2022)

In stories & tradition

• Starr Manning — One Life to Live (TV series)

What Starrs become

Among 25 notable people named Starr:

Sports figures appear 1.97× more often than among typical names — e.g. Starr Andrews, American figure skater.

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variant Star (#2062), Starr would rank around #1406 with about 160 births last year — the newborns split about 59/41 between Star and Starr.

Similar names: Star · Roxanna · Stacey · Dianna · Stormy · Farrah

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