Starla

Starla was the #5,099 girls' name in the US in 2025 (25 babies), and #3,044 in Canada.

Starla as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Northern Ireland
  • Canada
Starla as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Northern Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Northern Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020CanadaUS
Starla as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Northern Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Northern Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesNorthern IrelandCanada
2025#5,099 (25)——#3,044 (6)
2024#3,758 (40)#1,895 (15)#407 (3)—
2023#3,274 (49)#3,219 (7)——
2022#3,278 (49)#3,971 (5)——
2021#3,735 (40)#1,962 (14)——
2020#3,450 (44)#2,843 (8)—#2,873 (6)
2019#3,002 (54)#2,869 (8)—#2,374 (8)
2018#3,918 (37)#2,499 (10)—#3,286 (5)
2017#2,964 (55)#3,229 (7)——
2016#3,923 (38)#2,757 (9)——
2015#3,211 (51)#1,711 (17)—#3,286 (5)
2014#2,843 (60)#2,203 (12)——
2013#2,439 (74)#2,649 (9)—#3,286 (5)
2012#2,449 (75)#1,809 (16)—#2,601 (7)
2011#2,238 (84)#3,549 (6)—#2,899 (6)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1980 at #700.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1942.

How common is it?

about 1 in 63,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 63,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 25,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Starla is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 55,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 34,000 to 1 in 89,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Starla by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,487CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Starla (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
StarlaCanadaGirls#3,0446
StarlaEngland & WalesGirls—too few
StarlaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
StarlaUSGirls#5,09925