Girls' name · since 1942
Starla
Since 1942, U.S. Social Security records show 8,231 babies named Starla, peaking in 1980. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,879 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,122 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,231
- born since 1942
- 1960s
- peak decade
8,231 babies have been named Starla since 1942, making it today's #5122 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Starla recorded 8,231 times among girls since 1942, holding rank #5122 nationally today, ahead of 70% of girls, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1942 to 2025.
- #1,879 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,122 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 8,231 born since 1942
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Starla ranks #1,879 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,122 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 8,231 born since 1942, peaking in the 1960s.
- #1,879 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,122 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,231
- born since 1942
- 1960s
- peak decade
Starla's 8,231 recorded births place it above 97.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
31 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Starla compares
8,231 Top 11% higher than 89% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Starla's all-time total is 22x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Starla | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 8,231 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 243 | 21 | 19,840 |
Starla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Starla's SSA record in two at 1984 and the more recent half accounts for 37% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 63%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1942, with only 8 births recorded -- set against the 1980 peak of 243, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Starla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1942–2025
- Peak year (1980)
- 243
- Annual births at peak, across 84 years of records
Starla by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (1,813 births, 22% of the file).
1960s was Starla's strongest decade.
1,813 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Starla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 148
1940s
148 births
- 1950s
1950s
1,041 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,813 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,405 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,495 births
- 1990s
1990s
741 births
- 2000s
2000s
737 births
- 2010s 604
2010s
604 births
- 2020s 247
2020s
247 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 1,813 births (22% of all-time use).
How Starla compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Starla's total volume
Starla by state
Where Starla concentrates geographically, total births since 1942
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 945 | 11.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 822 | 10.0% |
| #3 | Oklahoma | | 307 | 3.7% |
| #4 | Alabama | | 257 | 3.1% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 246 | 3.0% |
| #6 | Indiana | | 232 | 2.8% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 206 | 2.5% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 203 | 2.5% |
945 of 8,231 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 31 reporting states.
Starla appears in 31 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Starla's data
- Starla's decade-level peak was the 1960s (1,813 total births); usage has since declined to 247 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Starlas (945 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Starla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~83 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, 1942–2025 (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 Starla 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.