Recorded 1973–2022 Girls' name Peak 2011 195 births

Morningstar — girls' name

195 babies named Morningstar in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s381980s461990s232000s412010s422020s5
1980s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Morningstar was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

11 babies were named Morningstar in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Morningstar

The Social Security Administration has registered 195 babies named Morningstar between 1973 and 2022, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Morningstar currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Morningstar performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 46 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Morningstar shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Morningstar in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 195 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Morningstar at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

195

Since 1973

50 years of records

Peak year

2011

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1973

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2022

Morningstar popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1973

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2011)
11
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
4681012 20222012200620001992198219781973 8

Morningstar by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
46 births that decade — 24% of Morningstar's all-time total
1970s381980s461990s232000s412010s422020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Morningstar?
195 babies have been named Morningstar since 1973. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2011 with 11 births.
When was Morningstar most popular?
Morningstar was most popular in the 1980s decade with 46 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
How long has the name Morningstar been used?
Morningstar has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 50 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Morningstar?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Morgan, Moriah, Morgen, Morghan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1973–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.