Girls' name · since 1980
Starleigh
Starleigh has 23 recorded births since 1980 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1981 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #44,388 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 23
- born since 1980
- 1980s
- peak decade
Starleigh is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 23 have been recorded since 1980.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Starleigh has been recorded 23 times among girls since 1980, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2014.
- #44,388 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 23 born since 1980
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Starleigh ranks #44,388 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 23 born since 1980, peaking in the 1980s.
- #44,388 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 23
- born since 1980
- 1980s
- peak decade
Starleigh's 23 recorded births place it above 38.51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Starleigh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Starleigh's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1980, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1981 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Starleigh popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2014
- Peak year (1981)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Starleigh by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (13 births, 57% of the file).
1980s was Starleigh's strongest decade.
13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Starleigh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
13 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 13 births (57% of all-time use).
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- Starleigh's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (13 total births) through the 2010s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Starleigh: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~34 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, 1980–2014 (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 Starleigh 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.