Given name & surname
Starr
“a celestial body”·“a celestial body; as bright as a star”
Starr is a variant of Star. 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
Starr is a variant of Star. Interpretations include “a celestial body” (American) and “a celestial body; as bright as a star” (American). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Starr is a variant of Star. An origin associated with Star is American.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1914. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Starr through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 10,167
- 324 boys · 9,843 girls
- Most popular year
- 1997
- 307 babies
- 2025
- 63
- #2,747 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- 0%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 63 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,747 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 0.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 302 in 1997. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 7,810 as a first name in 2020; 29,409 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Starr
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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