Is Starlet a boy or girl name?

Starlet is a girl’s name. Of the 1,057 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Starlet

Recorded 1941–2025 · United States

Starlet was most popular in 1981, when 29 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,698 that year. In 2025 it ranked #22,044, with 6 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,057 people named Starlet.

Starlet over time

Births per year. The dot marks Starlet’s peak in 1981. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Starlet a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Starlet is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,057 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org