Starr is a distinctive choice, ranked #4201 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Starr in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#4201
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About the Name Starr
Starr has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 370 places in five years. It was most popular in 1997 at #1126 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Starr is rare in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Starr in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Starr
Ken Starr — Kenneth Winston Starr was an American lawyer and judge who as independent counsel authored the Starr Report, which served as the basis of the impeachment of Bill Clinton.
Sable Starr — Sabel Hay Shields, better known as Sable Starr, was an American child groupie, often described as the "queen of the groupie scene" in Los Angeles during the early 1970s.
Gang Starr — Gang Starr was an American hip hop duo, consisting of Houston-born record producer DJ Premier and Boston-based rapper Guru.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Starr
Unlikely. With around 5 UK babies named Starr per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Starr in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Starr is declining: down 2,159 places since 2020, to #4,201 in 2025. It peaked at #1,126 in 1997.
Starr is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Starr does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Starrs in the wild.
5
UK babies named Starr (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 2159 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Starr
Almost certainly the only Starr in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Starr
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Kenneth Winston Starr was an American lawyer and judge who as independent counsel authored the Starr Report, which served as the basis of the impeachment of Bill Clinton.
Sabel Hay Shields, better known as Sable Starr, was an American child groupie, often described as the "queen of the groupie scene" in Los Angeles during the early 1970s.
Rosie Lee Reed, better known as Pearl Starr, was an American bordello owner and businesswoman in Arkansas, the first child of Belle Starr, the reputed "Bandit Queen" of the American Old West.
Ruby Starr, born Constance Henrietta Mierzwiak, was an American rock singer and recording artist who attained national prominence in the 1970s and 1980s, notably for her work with Black Oak Arkansas.