Starr

Where Starr comes from

* As an English surname, from the noun star. * As a Jewish surname, spelling variant of Star.
— Wiktionary's entry for Starr
  • 1 syllable
Along the way
  1. 1914
    First appearance
    #3,188 among girls, 6 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1930
    Mostly girls from here
    Until now more boys than girls got the name; from this year it's the other way round, and has stayed that way.
  3. 1948
    Peak, #651
    164 babies named Starr — more than any year before or since.
  4. 1950
    Starr Andreeff born
    Canadian actress
  5. 1950
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #1,053.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name.
Namesakes
  • Starr Andreeff · Canadian actress, born 1950

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.