Recorded 1980–1992 Girls' name Peak 1982 94 births

Starkisha — girls' name

94 babies named Starkisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s721990s22
1980s
Peak decade

77% of everyone ever named Starkisha was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

11 babies were named Starkisha in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Starkisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 94 babies named Starkisha between 1980 and 1992, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Starkisha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1992. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Starkisha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 72 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Starkisha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Starkisha in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Starkisha 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 94 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.

Starkisha at a glance

Last recorded 1992

Total births

94

Since 1980

13 years of records

Peak year

1982

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1992

Active since

1980

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 1992

Starkisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–1980

Last recorded 1992
Peak year (1982)
11
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
4681012 1992199019881986198419821980 8

Starkisha by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
72 births that decade — 77% of Starkisha's all-time total
1980s721990s22

Starkisha by state

Where Starkisha concentrates geographically — total births since 1980

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Starkisha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 5.3%
California share of Starkisha's total US births 5.3%

5 of 94 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Starkisha?
94 babies have been named Starkisha since 1980. It was last recorded in 1992. The peak year was 1982 with 11 births.
When was Starkisha most popular?
Starkisha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 72 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
Where is Starkisha most popular?
The top states for the name Starkisha are California (5 births).
How long has the name Starkisha been used?
Starkisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 13 years of data through 1992.
What names are similar to Starkisha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Stacy, Stacey, Stacie, Staci, 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, 1980–1992 (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.