Starling is a rare variant of Sterling that peaked in 2023 and remains in steady use.
Starling is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #6,753 among boys (13) and #11,806 among girls (8) — overall #10,227 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21 | 21 | #11,806 | #6,753 |
| 2024 | 13 | 13 | #15,043 | #10,779 |
| 2023 | 32 | 32 | #6,642 | #6,463 |
| 2022 | 9 | 9 | #11,137 | — |
| 2021 | 18 | 18 | #8,919 | #11,947 |
| 2020 | 19 | 19 | #8,359 | #11,836 |
| 2019 | 15 | 15 | #10,390 | #13,872 |
| 2018 | 14 | 14 | #15,445 | #9,547 |
| 2017 | 14 | 14 | #11,514 | #13,983 |
| 2016 | 5 | 5 | #18,549 | — |
| 2015 | 21 | 21 | #9,424 | #8,643 |
| 2014 | 16 | 16 | #10,068 | #13,792 |
| 2013 | 6 | 6 | #16,303 | — |
| 2012 | 8 | 8 | #13,327 | — |
| 2011 | 15 | 15 | #13,209 | #10,628 |
| 2010 | 14 | 14 | #13,319 | #11,998 |
| 2009 | 10 | 10 | #19,841 | #14,215 |
| 2008 | 12 | 12 | #15,204 | #14,326 |
| 2006 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,747 |
| 2005 | 8 | 8 | — | #8,979 |
| 2003 | 7 | 7 | #13,670 | — |
| 2002 | 10 | 10 | #10,145 | — |
| 2001 | 5 | 5 | — | #12,074 |
| 2000 | 9 | 9 | — | #7,321 |
| 1998 | 6 | 6 | — | #9,494 |
| 1995 | 10 | — | — | #5,858 |
| 1994 | 6 | — | — | #8,661 |
| 1993 | 6 | — | — | #8,560 |
| 1992 | 12 | — | #15,286 | #7,294 |
| 1990 | 6 | — | — | #7,988 |
| 1989 | 6 | — | — | #7,786 |
| 1988 | 11 | — | — | #4,416 |
| 1983 | 9 | — | — | #4,445 |
| 1981 | 5 | — | — | #7,143 |
| 1979 | 10 | — | #11,703 | #6,948 |
| 1978 | 9 | — | — | #4,124 |
| 1976 | 6 | — | — | #5,510 |
| 1975 | 5 | — | #10,371 | — |
| 1974 | 9 | — | — | #3,798 |
| 1973 | 9 | — | — | #3,660 |
| 1972 | 12 | — | #8,115 | #4,919 |
| 1971 | 7 | — | — | #4,326 |
| 1970 | 6 | — | — | #4,662 |
| 1969 | 7 | — | — | #3,894 |
| 1968 | 6 | — | — | #4,086 |
| 1967 | 8 | — | — | #3,205 |
| 1965 | 5 | — | #7,387 | — |
| 1964 | 7 | — | — | #3,565 |
| 1963 | 7 | — | — | #3,607 |
| 1962 | 6 | — | — | #3,984 |
| 1961 | 11 | — | — | #2,688 |
| 1959 | 6 | — | — | #3,935 |
| 1957 | 15 | — | — | #2,183 |
| 1956 | 14 | — | — | #2,250 |
| 1955 | 8 | — | — | #3,173 |
| 1954 | 12 | — | — | #2,428 |
| 1953 | 15 | — | #6,408 | #2,692 |
| 1952 | 8 | — | — | #3,074 |
| 1951 | 12 | — | — | #2,357 |
| 1950 | 18 | — | #6,005 | #2,190 |
| 1949 | 16 | — | — | #1,932 |
| 1948 | 10 | — | — | #2,596 |
| 1947 | 18 | — | — | #1,843 |
| 1946 | 14 | — | — | #2,020 |
| 1945 | 15 | — | — | #1,846 |
| 1944 | 9 | — | — | #2,613 |
| 1943 | 14 | — | — | #2,063 |
| 1942 | 8 | — | — | #2,918 |
| 1941 | 12 | — | #5,002 | #3,104 |
| 1940 | 14 | — | — | #1,976 |
| 1939 | 10 | — | — | #2,428 |
| 1938 | 9 | — | — | #2,628 |
| 1937 | 16 | — | — | #1,818 |
| 1936 | 9 | — | — | #2,601 |
| 1935 | 10 | — | — | #2,511 |
| 1934 | 16 | — | — | #1,848 |
| 1933 | 15 | — | — | #1,894 |
| 1932 | 17 | — | — | #1,840 |
| 1931 | 7 | — | — | #3,363 |
| 1930 | 22 | — | #4,500 | #1,952 |
| 1929 | 11 | — | — | #2,575 |
| 1928 | 9 | — | — | #3,053 |
| 1927 | 15 | — | — | #2,183 |
| 1926 | 9 | — | — | #3,115 |
| 1925 | 18 | — | — | #1,928 |
| 1924 | 15 | — | — | #2,210 |
| 1923 | 17 | — | — | #2,013 |
| 1922 | 17 | — | — | #2,029 |
| 1921 | 18 | — | — | #1,973 |
| 1920 | 26 | — | — | #1,497 |
| 1919 | 17 | — | — | #1,962 |
| 1918 | 13 | — | — | #2,383 |
| 1917 | 19 | — | — | #1,747 |
| 1916 | 19 | — | — | #1,691 |
| 1915 | 15 | — | — | #1,957 |
| 1914 | 11 | — | — | #2,087 |
| 1913 | 6 | — | — | #2,770 |
| 1912 | 9 | — | — | #1,870 |
| 1911 | 8 | — | — | #1,370 |
| 1910 | 6 | — | — | #1,564 |
| 1909 | 7 | — | — | #1,259 |
| 1908 | 13 | — | — | #774 |
| 1902 | 5 | — | — | #1,297 |
| 1897 | 7 | — | — | #932 |
| 1896 | 5 | — | — | #1,253 |
| 1889 | 6 | — | — | #962 |
| 1886 | 5 | — | — | #1,090 |
| 1885 | 7 | — | — | #828 |
| 1881 | 6 | — | — | #853 |
| 1880 | 5 | — | — | #1,043 |