Recorded 1983–1992 Girls' name Peak 1987 58 births

Starnisha — girls' name

58 babies named Starnisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s391990s19
1980s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Starnisha was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

8 babies were named Starnisha in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Starnisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 58 babies named Starnisha between 1983 and 1992, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Starnisha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1992. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Starnisha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 39 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Starnisha shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Starnisha 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 58 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.

Starnisha at a glance

Last recorded 1992

Total births

58

Since 1983

10 years of records

Peak year

1987

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1992

Active since

1983

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 1992

Starnisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–1983

Last recorded 1992
Peak year (1987)
8
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
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Starnisha by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
39 births that decade — 67% of Starnisha's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Starnisha?
58 babies have been named Starnisha since 1983. It was last recorded in 1992. The peak year was 1987 with 8 births.
When was Starnisha most popular?
Starnisha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 39 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
How long has the name Starnisha been used?
Starnisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 10 years of data through 1992.
What names are similar to Starnisha?
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, 1983–1992 (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.