Girls' name · since 1942
Starlett
747 babies named Starlett in U.S. Social Security records since 1942, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,157 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,392 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 747
- born since 1942
- 1960s
- peak decade
Starlett currently ranks #13392 among girls' names in America, with 747 babies recorded since 1942.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Starlett has been recorded 747 times among girls since 1942, currently ranked #13392 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 1942 to 2025.
- #9,157 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,392 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 747 born since 1942
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Starlett ranks #9,157 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,392 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 747 born since 1942, peaking in the 1960s.
- #9,157 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,392 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 747
- born since 1942
- 1960s
- peak decade
Starlett's 747 recorded births place it above 87.34% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Starlett compares
747 Top 37% higher than 63% 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
Starlett's all-time total is 99% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Starlett | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 747 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 26 | 21 | 19,840 |
Starlett's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Starlett splits its recorded history at 1981: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1942 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1981 peak of 26 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Starlett popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1942–2025
- Peak year (1981)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 84 years of records
Starlett by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (116 births, 16% of the file).
1960s was Starlett's strongest decade.
116 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 16% of all-time use.
Starlett births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
49 births
- 1950s
1950s
105 births
- 1960s
1960s
116 births
- 1970s
1970s
116 births
- 1980s
1980s
110 births
- 1990s 31
1990s
31 births
- 2000s
2000s
57 births
- 2010s
2010s
103 births
- 2020s
2020s
60 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 116 births (16% of all-time use).
How Starlett 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 Starlett's total volume
Starlett by state
Where Starlett concentrates geographically, total births since 1942
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 11 | 1.5% |
| #2 | Tennessee | | 5 | 0.7% |
11 of 747 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Starlett's data
- Starlett's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (116 total births) through the 2020s (60) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Starletts (11 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Starlett: 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 (~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 Starlett 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.