Given name & surname
Star
“a celestial body”·“a celestial body; as bright as a star”
Star is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “a celestial body” (American) and “a celestial body; as bright as a star” (American). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “a celestial body” (American) and “a celestial body; as bright as a star” (American). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1919. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Star through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 8,432
- 157 boys · 8,275 girls
- Most popular year
- 1997
- 221 babies
- 2025
- 101
- #2,062 for girls · #8,825 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −11%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 92 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,062 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 10.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 221 in 1997. It also appeared in 9 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, California and Florida and Texas shared the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (8 each). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 7,873 as a first name in 2020; 2,258 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Star’s family of names
In English usage, Star shares an earlier linguistic root with Esther. Star has a conventional naming counterpart in Stella. Star has a related form in Starr.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Star has relatives in 4 languages.
7 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 9
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Starrvariant · English
- Starlavariant
- Starlingvariant
- Starrivariant
- Starreevariant
- Starreyvariant
- Starrievariant
- Starryvariant
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Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 6
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Star
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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