Starr
Girl name · 22 babies recorded · 1974–2025
Starr: 22 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to girls, peaking at 5 births in 2008.
Starr is a modern given name, typically a variant of Star, which comes from the Old English *steorra*, meaning "celestial body that shines at night." While the name is used for both boys and girls, its most famous bearer is Ringo Starr, the iconic drummer for The Beatles, who adopted it as a stage name—his original surname was Starkey. In the world of fiction, the name appears in the fantasy series *The Wheel of Time* through the character Egwene al'Vere, though her surname shares the same spelling. No significant towns or geographical features are directly named after a person called Starr, but countless places worldwide incorporate "star" into their names, such as Star City. The double
Girl 5 of 52 years
- Peak year
- 20085 babies
- Latest (2018)
- #5835 babies
- Total births
- 22since 2001
- 5-year trend
- ≈ stablevs prior 5y