Starlet

STAHR-liht /ˈstɑːɹlɪt/
girl 2 syllables rising

Starlet is a rare girls' name that peaked in 1981 and has grown less common since.

Starlet is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #14,715 for girl births in the United States (and #24,377 across all names), given to 6 babies. Starlet was first reported in SSA data in 1941 and peaked in 1981 (29 births).

About the name Starlet

PronunciationSTAHR-liht /ˈstɑːɹlɪt/
#14,715U.S. rank among girls 2025
#24,377among all names 2025
6U.S. births 2025
29peak births 1981
1941first in SSA data

Names similar to Starlet

How popular is Starlet?

Girls named Starlet 6 in 2025
194119601980200020202025
Girls named Starlet per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1941–2025 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2025) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Starlet total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
202566#14,715
202488#12,030
20231212#8,921
202255#17,449
202188#12,069
201999#11,266
20181212#9,090
20171010#10,607
20161212#9,360
20151515#7,956
20141111#10,067
201377#14,417
201277#14,799
20111212#9,652
201099#12,133
20091414#8,833
20081414#8,908
20071111#10,732
200666#16,865
200599#11,724
200477#14,009
20031212#8,989
200155#17,610
199955#16,591
199855#16,282
19975—#15,823
19966—#13,277
19945—#15,451
19937—#11,648
19915—#15,123
19908—#10,067
19897—#10,692
198810—#7,617
198714—#5,579
198610—#7,065
198516—#4,828
198412—#5,842
198315—#4,856
198222—#3,751
198129—#3,054
198026—#3,306
197913—#5,378
197820—#3,753
197712—#5,488
197615—#4,324
197514—#4,564
197418—#3,673
197315—#4,133
197218—#3,521
197116—#3,926
197017—#3,695
196924—#2,765
196818—#3,146
196714—#3,626
196627—#2,346
196522—#2,670
196424—#2,594
196327—#2,355
196223—#2,594
196118—#3,045
196023—#2,565
195912—#3,798
195817—#2,951
195728—#2,112
195620—#2,613
195518—#2,713
195420—#2,511
195322—#2,292
195220—#2,397
195116—#2,680
195016—#2,646
194913—#2,981
19489—#3,848
194711—#3,423
19465—#5,618
19445—#5,166
19435—#5,291
19429—#3,410
19415—#5,001