Star is an uncommon girls' name that peaked in 1997 and has grown less common since.
Star is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #2,062 among girls (92) and #8,825 among boys (9) — overall #3,527 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 101 | 101 | #2,062 | #8,825 |
| 2024 | 105 | 105 | #1,911 | — |
| 2023 | 99 | 99 | #2,074 | #13,913 |
| 2022 | 95 | 95 | #2,047 | — |
| 2021 | 131 | 131 | #1,664 | #13,817 |
| 2020 | 131 | 131 | #1,606 | — |
| 2019 | 140 | 140 | #1,640 | #8,131 |
| 2018 | 103 | 103 | #1,936 | — |
| 2017 | 124 | 124 | #1,790 | #10,614 |
| 2016 | 98 | 98 | #2,114 | #13,922 |
| 2015 | 98 | 98 | #2,102 | #13,779 |
| 2014 | 107 | 107 | #1,890 | — |
| 2013 | 104 | 104 | #1,927 | — |
| 2012 | 136 | 136 | #1,601 | — |
| 2011 | 152 | 152 | #1,477 | — |
| 2010 | 172 | 172 | #1,362 | — |
| 2009 | 147 | 147 | #1,544 | — |
| 2008 | 187 | 187 | #1,323 | — |
| 2007 | 199 | 199 | #1,247 | — |
| 2006 | 194 | 194 | #1,248 | — |
| 2005 | 186 | 186 | #1,225 | — |
| 2004 | 168 | 168 | #1,277 | — |
| 2003 | 187 | 187 | #1,189 | #10,694 |
| 2002 | 174 | 174 | #1,184 | — |
| 2001 | 191 | 191 | #1,131 | #12,073 |
| 2000 | 204 | 204 | #1,051 | #10,182 |
| 1999 | 186 | 186 | #1,083 | — |
| 1998 | 215 | 215 | #973 | #9,493 |
| 1997 | 221 | — | #910 | — |
| 1996 | 149 | — | #1,231 | #8,865 |
| 1995 | 79 | — | #1,916 | #8,741 |
| 1994 | 79 | — | #1,825 | — |
| 1993 | 78 | — | #1,851 | — |
| 1992 | 83 | — | #1,773 | — |
| 1991 | 73 | — | #1,930 | — |
| 1990 | 76 | — | #1,874 | — |
| 1989 | 82 | — | #1,683 | — |
| 1988 | 70 | — | #1,801 | — |
| 1987 | 72 | — | #1,697 | — |
| 1986 | 89 | — | #1,504 | #6,624 |
| 1985 | 62 | — | #1,830 | — |
| 1984 | 93 | — | #1,321 | — |
| 1983 | 117 | — | #1,178 | #7,191 |
| 1982 | 132 | — | #1,147 | #4,536 |
| 1981 | 140 | — | #1,066 | #5,416 |
| 1980 | 175 | — | #897 | #7,165 |
| 1979 | 154 | — | #972 | #5,957 |
| 1978 | 154 | — | #953 | #4,984 |
| 1977 | 140 | — | #1,008 | #5,749 |
| 1976 | 96 | — | #1,190 | — |
| 1975 | 76 | — | #1,401 | — |
| 1974 | 74 | — | #1,461 | #5,903 |
| 1973 | 65 | — | #1,565 | #5,784 |
| 1972 | 72 | — | #1,452 | #5,648 |
| 1971 | 66 | — | #1,527 | — |
| 1970 | 39 | — | #2,114 | — |
| 1969 | 45 | — | #1,867 | — |
| 1968 | 48 | — | #1,701 | — |
| 1967 | 49 | — | #1,638 | — |
| 1966 | 51 | — | #1,585 | — |
| 1965 | 42 | — | #1,765 | — |
| 1964 | 67 | — | #1,382 | — |
| 1963 | 65 | — | #1,388 | — |
| 1962 | 69 | — | #1,342 | — |
| 1961 | 77 | — | #1,266 | — |
| 1960 | 75 | — | #1,277 | — |
| 1959 | 70 | — | #1,289 | — |
| 1958 | 64 | — | #1,394 | #4,440 |
| 1957 | 83 | — | #1,167 | — |
| 1956 | 72 | — | #1,235 | — |
| 1955 | 51 | — | #1,420 | — |
| 1954 | 51 | — | #1,421 | — |
| 1953 | 42 | — | #1,527 | — |
| 1952 | 42 | — | #1,504 | — |
| 1951 | 41 | — | #1,480 | — |
| 1950 | 41 | — | #1,449 | — |
| 1949 | 44 | — | #1,407 | — |
| 1948 | 52 | — | #1,284 | — |
| 1947 | 66 | — | #1,104 | — |
| 1946 | 25 | — | #1,854 | — |
| 1945 | 17 | — | #2,141 | — |
| 1944 | 18 | — | #2,090 | — |
| 1943 | 16 | — | #2,338 | — |
| 1942 | 14 | — | #2,529 | — |
| 1941 | 14 | — | #2,375 | — |
| 1940 | 7 | — | #3,822 | — |
| 1939 | 10 | — | #2,899 | — |
| 1938 | 7 | — | #3,806 | — |
| 1937 | 10 | — | #2,916 | — |
| 1936 | 12 | — | #2,501 | — |
| 1932 | 5 | — | #5,004 | — |
| 1930 | 5 | — | #5,165 | — |
| 1926 | 7 | — | #4,255 | — |
| 1922 | 13 | — | #2,754 | — |
| 1919 | 5 | — | — | #4,722 |