Star
Star is a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
- English
Meaning & Origin of Star
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Star is a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Star
Star first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1922, with 13 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1997: 221 births, good for #907 nationwide. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 22% of all recorded Stars. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #2,142 among baby girl names with 90 births, falling sharply (-21%). In total, more than 8K Stars have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Star
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Star. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Star
Phonetically similar names — useful when Star is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Starr
- Staar
- Store
- Storr
- Stoehr
- Stohr
- Stare
- Stair
- Steer
- Stear
- Stayer
- Sture
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Star
Star is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1922 and has accumulated 8K births in the dataset. Star's peak popularity came in 1997 when it ranked #893. Use the chart and map above to compare Star's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.