Girls' name · since 1975
Starlit
Since 1975, U.S. Social Security records show 122 babies named Starlit, peaking in 2011. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #24,971 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,569 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 122
- born since 1975
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Starlit is the #13569 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 122 recorded since 1975.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Starlit has been recorded 122 times among girls since 1975, currently ranked #13569 nationally and more common than 22% of girls, 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 1975 to 2025.
- #24,971 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,569 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 122 born since 1975
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Starlit ranks #24,971 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,569 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 122 born since 1975, peaking in the 2010s.
- #24,971 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,569 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 122
- born since 1975
- 2010s
- peak decade
Starlit's 122 recorded births place it above 65.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Starlit compares
122 28th percentile among 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
Starlit's all-time total is 68% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Starlit | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 122 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 12 | 21 | 19,840 |
Starlit's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Starlit splits its recorded history at 2011: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1975 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2011 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Starlit popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Currently ranks #13569 among girls.
122 total births across 51 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2011 with 12 births in a single year.
Starlit by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (49 births, 40% of the file).
2010s was Starlit's strongest decade.
49 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Starlit births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
34 births
- 2010s
2010s
49 births
- 2020s 18
2020s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 49 births (40% of all-time use).
Starlit decade highlights
- Peak decade 49 births
- Runner-up 34 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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What to do with Starlit's data
- Starlit's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (49 total births) through the 2020s (18) -- 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Starlit: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~50 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, 1975–2025 (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 Starlit 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.
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