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How popular is Star?

In 2018 the rare name Star, ranked the 1,983rd Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.

This once, top 1000 name, Star is currently less popular.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #897 was reached in 1980.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 1997 with 221 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Star in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1935.

Star, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1940-1947, 1953-1957, 1973-1978, and 1993-1997, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1961-1965, 1980-1985, and 2010-2013.

Sometimes the name Star has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.

For a number of years, the name Star has steadily decreased in popularity. In recent years however, the number of babies given the name Star has remained about the same.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Star?

Star's popularity is at a mid point when measured against its most notable year.

The name Star is quite distinctive and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

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   Star (Girl)Star (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 99 1,983 < 5 --
2017 117 1,784 7 10,587
2016 91 2,136 5 13,887
2015 92 2,109 5 13,749
2014 107 1,883 < 5 --
2013 104 1,924 < 5 --
2012 135 1,609 < 5 --
2011 152 1,476 < 5 --
2010 168 1,382 < 5 --
2009 146 1,552 < 5 --
2008 187 1,323 < 5 --
2007 199 1,246 < 5 --
2006 193 1,251 < 5 --
2005 186 1,225 < 5 --
2004 168 1,277 < 5 --
2003 180 1,194 6 10,689
2002 174 1,183 < 5 --
2001 186 1,131 5 12,068
2000 198 1,051 6 10,179
1999 186 1,083 < 5 --
1998 209 973 6 9,492
1997 221 910 < 5 --
1996 143 1,231 6 8,863
1995 73 1,917 6 8,740
1994 79 1,824 < 5 --
1993 78 1,851 < 5 --
1992 83 1,773 < 5 --
1991 73 1,930 < 5 --
1990 76 1,874 < 5 --
1989 82 1,682 < 5 --
1988 70 1,801 < 5 --
1987 72 1,697 < 5 --
1986 83 1,503 6 6,621
1985 62 1,830 < 5 --
1984 93 1,321 < 5 --
1983 112 1,178 5 7,187
1982 123 1,148 9 4,538
1981 133 1,064 7 5,415
1980 170 897 5 7,167
1979 148 972 6 5,957
1978 147 953 7 4,984
1977 134 1,008 6 5,747
1976 96 1,191 < 5 --
1975 76 1,401 < 5 --
1974 69 1,461 5 5,905
1973 60 1,564 5 5,782
1972 67 1,451 5 5,648
1971 66 1,527 < 5 --
1970 39 2,113 < 5 --
1969 45 1,867 < 5 --
1968 48 1,700 < 5 --
1967 49 1,638 < 5 --
1966 51 1,585 < 5 --
1965 43 1,738 < 5 --
1964 66 1,392 < 5 --
1963 65 1,389 < 5 --
1962 69 1,343 < 5 --
1961 77 1,266 < 5 --
1960 75 1,276 < 5 --
1959 70 1,285 < 5 --
1958 59 1,393 5 4,440
1957 83 1,166 < 5 --
1956 72 1,233 < 5 --
1955 51 1,419 < 5 --
1954 51 1,422 < 5 --
1953 42 1,527 < 5 --
1952 42 1,504 < 5 --
1951 41 1,480 < 5 --
1950 41 1,449 < 5 --
1949 44 1,407 < 5 --
1948 52 1,284 < 5 --
1947 66 1,105 < 5 --
1946 25 1,854 < 5 --
1945 17 2,142 < 5 --
1944 18 2,088 < 5 --
1943 16 2,338 < 5 --
1942 14 2,529 < 5 --
1941 14 2,377 < 5 --
1940 7 3,821 < 5 --
1939 10 2,900 < 5 --
1938 7 3,806 < 5 --
1937 10 2,915 < 5 --
1936 12 2,501 < 5 --
1935 < 5 -- < 5 --
1934 < 5 -- < 5 --
1933 < 5 -- < 5 --
1932 5 5,004 < 5 --
1931 < 5 -- < 5 --
1930 5 5,167 < 5 --
1929 < 5 -- < 5 --
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1926 7 4,254 < 5 --
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1922 13 2,753 < 5 --
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1919 < 5 -- 5 4,722
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.