Recorded 1964–1993 Girls' name Peak 1979 34 births

Starlite — girls' name

34 babies named Starlite in U.S. Social Security records since 1964, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s121980s111990s6
1970s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Starlite was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

7 babies were named Starlite in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Starlite

The Social Security Administration has registered 34 babies named Starlite between 1964 and 1993, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Starlite currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Starlite performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Starlite shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Starlite 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 34 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.

Starlite at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

34

Since 1964

30 years of records

Peak year

1979

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1964

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 1993

Starlite popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1964

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1979)
7
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
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Starlite by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
12 births that decade — 35% of Starlite's all-time total
1960s51970s121980s111990s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Starlite?
34 babies have been named Starlite since 1964. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1979 with 7 births.
When was Starlite most popular?
Starlite was most popular in the 1970s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
How long has the name Starlite been used?
Starlite has been recorded in Social Security data since 1964, spanning 30 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Starlite?
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.

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, 1964–1993 (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.