Given name & surname
Starbuck
“an astronaut”
Starbuck is used as a given name and a surname. One American interpretation is “an astronaut.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One American interpretation is “an astronaut.”
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 1979. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Starbuck through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 11
- 11 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1979
- 11 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 11 in 1979. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,117 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.
Starbuck’s family of names
Starbuck has a related form in Starbuc. Starbuck has a related form in Starbuk. Starbuck has a related form in Starrbuc.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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