Girls' name · since 1973
Morningstar
Since 1973, U.S. Social Security records show 195 babies named Morningstar, peaking in 2011. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #20,086 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 195
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
195 girls have been named Morningstar since 1973, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Morningstar recorded 195 times among girls since 1973, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2022.
- #20,086 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 195 born since 1973
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Morningstar ranks #20,086 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 195 born since 1973, peaking in the 1980s.
- #20,086 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 195
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
Morningstar's 195 recorded births place it above 72.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Morningstar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Morningstar splits its recorded history at 1998: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1992 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2011 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Morningstar popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2022
- Peak year (2011)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Morningstar by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (46 births, 24% of the file).
1980s was Morningstar's strongest decade.
46 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Morningstar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
38 births
- 1980s
1980s
46 births
- 1990s
1990s
23 births
- 2000s
2000s
41 births
- 2010s
2010s
42 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 46 births (24% of all-time use).
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What to do with Morningstar's data
- Morningstar's decade-level peak was the 1980s (46 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Morningstar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~49 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1973–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Morningstar draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.