How Many People Are Named Starr?
An estimated 8,743 people in the United States have the first name Starr. It is predominantly female (96.8%). The average bearer is 39 years old, and Starr peaked in popularity in 1997 with 307 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Starr as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Starr paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Starr is overwhelmingly female, 324 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
8,743
About 1 in 39,203 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
96.8% confidence
Average Age
39
years old
Peak Year
1997
307 births
Total Registered
10,100
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Starr
Starr is predominantly female (96.8%), though 324 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Starr as a male name
Ranked #13,091 in 2005
5 male births in 2005
Peak: 1945 (10 births)
Starr as a female name
Ranked #2,546 in 2024
70 female births in 2024
Peak: 1997 (302 births)
Starr: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Starr span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 1,604 babies were registered. Starr has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Starr by Decade
How has Starr tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Starr by State
Birth registrations for Starr span all 33 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in New Mexico, District of Columbia, Alabama. On average, about 165 Starrs were registered per state.
Starr + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Starr as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Starr
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Starr: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Starr?
We estimate approximately 8,743 people named Starr are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 39,203 Americans share this first name.
Is Starr a common name?
Starr is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 10,100 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Starr most popular?
Starr reached peak popularity in 1997, when 307 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Starr is approximately 39 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Starr a female name?
Starr is predominantly female. 96.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Starr Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Starr Smith, Starr Johnson, Starr Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
Search for a full name combination
How Many of Me