Starling

Popularity Trends

The name Starling is the #6,551 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 1,189 recorded births since 1880. This represents the 15.3% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 15.3% of all names). For boys, it ranks #3,613 (21.2% percentile) for all time with 979 births since 1880. For girls, it ranks #5,506 (3.6% percentile) for all time with 210 births since 1930.

Starling has appeared in U.S. birth records since the beginning of our dataset in 1880 (since 1880 for boys and since 1930 for girls). Birth data for Starling is available in 108 out of the 144 years between 1880 and 2023 (100 years for boys and 27 years for girls). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.

The name Starling has been given predominantly to boys, with 82.3% of all recorded births being male. In 2023, 43.3% of babies named Starling were boys. Interestingly, until around 2003, the name was more popular for boys (94.0% boys from 1880 to 2002), but since then it has been more commonly used for girls (62.2% girls from 2003 to 2023).

For boys, Starling reached its peak popularity in 1920, achieving the 3.9% percentile (ranked #514) with 24 births per million. The name was most common in 1908, with 78 births per million (ranked 3.1% percentile). Despite a peak around 2019, the name has seen a recent rise in popularity for boys. Currently, Starling ranks #903 for boys (0.9% percentile) with 7 births per million, which is 9.1% of its peak share of births.

For girls, Starling reached its peak popularity in 2023, achieving the 1.3% percentile (ranked #935) with 10 births per million. The name was most common in 2023, with 10 births per million (ranked 1.3% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2019, the popularity of this name for girls has been increasing. Currently, Starling is at or near its peak popularity for girls, ranked #935 (1.3% percentile) with 10 births per million.

This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Starling".

1880 2023 18802023

Key Statistics

Total Births

210

Peak Births

Peak Year

2023

First Recorded

1930

Peak Percentile

1.3%

Current Percentile

1.3%

Peak Rank

#935

Current Rank

#935

Female statistics

Total Births

979

Peak Births

Peak Year

1920

First Recorded

1880

Peak Percentile

3.9%

Current Percentile

0.9%

Peak Rank

#514

Current Rank

#903

Male statistics

Names with Similar Spellings

These similar-looking names have spellings that are closest to the spelling of "Starling", in the sense that there are the fewest number of letter differences between the two spellings. These names exclude other spelling variations of this name. View all variations of Starling.

Names with Correlated Trends

These 12 names have popularity trends that correlate most strongly with the name Starling's popularity from 1880 to 2023 on a gender-neutral basis. Names may rise and fall in popularity for a variety of reasons, but correlations often reflect either changes in naming fashion or demographic shifts.

The correlation calculations in the table below ignore absolute popularity to show you names that move in similar directions as the name Starling at the same time. They also correct for changes in the overall birth rate over time. The 0-100% trend values are calculated by dividing each name's gender-neutral births per million by the peak births per million for that name.

The 12 names most strongly correlated to Starling range from Solon at 58.9% correlation to Dolphus at 52.2% correlation, with an average correlation level of 54.7%. The most popular of these 12 most correlated names is Georgiana with 9.7K births (100% girls) and the least popular is Gertude with 278 births (100% girls).

Starling's share of births peaked at 78.1 births per million in 1908 (9.7 for girls in 2023 and 78.1 for boys in 1920). It reached its lowest point of 2.3 births per million (3% of peak) in 2006. In 2023, the most recent period with data, the name Starling had 16.8 births per million, 22% of its peak popularity.

This chart shows how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak (100%).

Solon

1,335

58.90% (moderate)

Olden

514

56.81% (moderate)

Garner

2,292

55.96% (moderate)

Lisle

564

55.26% (moderate)

Linton

2,360

55.22% (moderate)

Leander

6,730

54.51% (moderate)

Finis

2,200

54.43% (moderate)

Lillis

637

54.34% (moderate)

Georgiana

9,707

53.77% (moderate)

Lugenia

777

52.64% (moderate)

Gertude

278

52.44% (moderate)

Dolphus

1,245

52.16% (moderate)

About this table: Correlation values are shown as percentages from 0% to 100%, with each value accompanied by its strength (very weak to very strong). Higher percentages and stronger correlations indicate names that rise and fall together more closely in popularity. The strength labels are color-coded from gray (very weak) to green (very strong). The Trend column visualizes how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak. Absolute correlation values are shown for simplicity (all correlations here are positive). The Total Births column is color-coded by gender distribution - blue shades for predominantly male names and red shades for predominantly female names, with purple hues indicating a more balanced gender distribution.

How to Pronounce Starling

Our model has identified 2 different pronunciations for the name Starling. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.

Our model is 84.6% confident that Starling is pronounced as STAHR-lihng, which has 2 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is STAHR-lihng, at 15.4% confidence, with 2 syllables.

STAHR-lihng

84.6%

STAHR-lihng

15.4%

STAHR-lihng (2 syllables)

84.6% confidence

S T AA1 R L IH0 N G

STAHR-lihng (2 syllables)

Verified

15.4% confidence

S T AA1 R L IH0 NG

Possible Additional Pronunciations

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About Pronunciation Data

Our confidence scores estimate the likelihood that a particular pronunciation is the most correct for a given name spelling. These scores are derived from pronunciation dictionaries, manual verification, your feedback, and a fine-tuned large language model trained to generate name pronunciations.

For any given spelling, confidence scores across all identified pronunciations sum to 100%. However, these scores don't account for the possibility of valid pronunciations that our model hasn't identified.

The raw pronunciations shown (like S T AA1 R L IH0 N G) use the ARPAbet phoneme system, a standardized way to represent English speech sounds. Each symbol represents a distinct sound in American English. Visit the ARPAbet Wikipedia page to learn more about these phonetic symbols.

Pronunciation audio is generated by an open source text to speech model that has been customized to adhere to pronunciations provided in ARPAbet format, but sometimes pronunciations that differ subtly will sound identical, particularly if the only difference is the level of emphasis on a syllable or a single vowel sound.

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