US rank #13624 Girls' name Peak 1982 714 births

Starlette — #13624 US girls' name

714 babies named Starlette in U.S. Social Security records since 1943, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s271950s801960s1441970s1141980s1221990s262000s622010s902020s49
#13624
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 23% of names given to girls today.

1960s
Peak decade

20% of everyone ever named Starlette was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

21 babies were named Starlette in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Starlette

The Social Security Administration has registered 714 babies named Starlette between 1943 and 2024, spanning 82 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Starlette currently holds the #13624 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Starlette performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 144 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Starlette shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. 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 Starlette in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Starlette 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 714 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.

Starlette at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

714

Since 1943

82 years of records

Peak year

1982

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

#13,624

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1943

Recorded for 82 years

Last year on file: 2024

Starlette popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1943

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1982)
21
Annual births at peak — across 82 years of records
0510152025 202420152006198919801971196219521943 5

Starlette by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
144 births that decade — 20% of Starlette's all-time total
1940s271950s801960s1441970s1141980s1221990s262000s622010s902020s49

Starlette by state

Where Starlette concentrates geographically — total births since 1943

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Starlette
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 0.7%
California share of Starlette's total US births 0.7%

5 of 714 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Starlette?
714 babies have been named Starlette since 1943. It currently ranks #13624 among girls. The peak year was 1982 with 21 births.
When was Starlette most popular?
Starlette was most popular in the 1960s decade with 144 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
Where is Starlette most popular?
The top states for the name Starlette are California (5 births).
How long has the name Starlette been used?
Starlette has been recorded in Social Security data since 1943, spanning 82 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Starlette?
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.

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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, 1943–2024 (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.