Girls' name · since 1941
Starlet
Since 1941, U.S. Social Security records show 1,057 babies named Starlet, peaking in 1981. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,223 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,387 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,057
- born since 1941
- 1960s
- peak decade
1,057 babies have been named Starlet since 1941, making it today's #13387 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Starlet has been recorded 1,057 times among girls since 1941, currently ranked #13387 nationally and more common than 23% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1941 to 2025.
- #7,223 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,387 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,057 born since 1941
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Starlet ranks #7,223 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,387 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,057 born since 1941, peaking in the 1960s.
- #7,223 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,387 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,057
- born since 1941
- 1960s
- peak decade
Starlet's 1,057 recorded births place it above 90.01% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Starlet compares
1,057 Top 31% higher than 69% 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
Starlet's all-time total is 181% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Starlet | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,057 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 29 | 21 | 19,840 |
Starlet's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Starlet's SSA record in two at 1981 and the more recent half accounts for 38% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 62%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1941, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1981 peak of 29, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Starlet popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1941–2025
- Peak year (1981)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 85 years of records
Starlet by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (220 births, 21% of the file).
1960s was Starlet's strongest decade.
220 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Starlet births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 62
1940s
62 births
- 1950s
1950s
189 births
- 1960s
1960s
220 births
- 1970s
1970s
158 births
- 1980s
1980s
161 births
- 1990s 46
1990s
46 births
- 2000s 78
2000s
78 births
- 2010s
2010s
104 births
- 2020s 39
2020s
39 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 220 births (21% of all-time use).
How Starlet 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 Starlet's total volume
Starlet by state
Where Starlet concentrates geographically, total births since 1941
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.5% |
5 of 1,057 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Starlet's data
- Starlet's decade-level peak was the 1960s (220 total births); usage has since declined to 39 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Starlets (5 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 Starlet: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1981)
Similar record span (~84 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, 1941–2025 (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 Starlet 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.