Unisex name · since 1913
Starlin
Since 1913, U.S. Social Security records show 226 babies named Starlin, peaking in 1941. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,245 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 226
- born since 1913
- 2010s
- peak decade
Starlin is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 226 have been recorded since 1913.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Starlin has been recorded 226 times among boys since 1913, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 2024.
- #12,245 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 226 born since 1913
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Starlin ranks #12,245 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 226 born since 1913, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12,245 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 226
- born since 1913
- 2010s
- peak decade
Starlin's 226 recorded births place it above 73.07% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Starlin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Starlin's full recorded timeline at 1979, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1913, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1941 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Starlin popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2024
- Peak year (1941)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Starlin popularity over time - girls
41 total births recorded since 1958 (Starlin as girls' name)
Starlin by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (51 births, 23% of the file).
2010s was Starlin's strongest decade.
51 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Starlin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 10
1910s
10 births
- 1920s
1920s
24 births
- 1930s 17
1930s
17 births
- 1940s
1940s
42 births
- 1950s 13
1950s
13 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s 18
2000s
18 births
- 2010s
2010s
51 births
- 2020s
2020s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 51 births (23% of all-time use).
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- Starlin's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (51 total births) through the 2020s (25) -- 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 Starlin: 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 (~111 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, 1913–2024 (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 Starlin 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.