Freddie vs Starla

Freddie and Starlacompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.

Head to head

Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.

England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Freddie was ranked #3318 and Starla #1894 among girls in England and Wales.

Freddie and Starla over time

Freddie and Starla appear together in 1 published list, across 9 years of shared records. Starla held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Freddie in 0.

The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.

List by list

England and Wales · Girls9 shared years, 2006–2024
Freddie held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Starla in 7.
Highest recorded here: Freddie #3318 in 2024, Starla #1894 in 2024.
The order changed in 2008: Starla moved ahead. In 2007 they stood at #3548 and #5061; by 2008 that had become #5545 and #5545.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Freddie #3318, Starla #1894.

Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Freddie

Pairs where Freddie shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Alfie vs Freddie
Alfie and Freddie both rose over the same years in 3 registrars — England and Wales · Boys; Northern Ireland · Boys; Republic of Ireland · Boys. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
Alfie · Freddie · 30 shared years, 1996–2025 · Moved together in several countries
Archie vs Freddie
Archie and Freddie both rose over the same years in 3 registrars — England and Wales · Boys; Northern Ireland · Boys; Republic of Ireland · Boys. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
Archie · Freddie · 30 shared years, 1996–2025 · Moved together in several countries
Arlo vs Freddie
Arlo and Freddie both rose over the same years in 3 registrars — England and Wales · Boys; Northern Ireland · Boys; Republic of Ireland · Boys. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
Arlo · Freddie · 27 shared years, 1999–2025 · Moved together in several countries
Arthur vs Freddie
Arthur and Freddie both rose over the same years in 3 registrars — England and Wales · Boys; Northern Ireland · Boys; Republic of Ireland · Boys. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
Arthur · Freddie · 30 shared years, 1996–2025 · Moved together in several countries

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Freddie, Starla
Field	Freddie	Starla
Record type	Editorially researched profile	Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usage	male	female
Meaning	Peaceful ruler.	Not yet recorded
Origin	Germanic, via Frederick	Not yet recorded
Pronunciation	/ˈfɹɛdi/	Not yet recorded
Syllables	2	2
Common variants / nicknames	Freddy, Frederick	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ	GB-ENW, GB-NIR
Most recent popularity observation	Republic of Ireland · Boys #52 (2025)	Northern Ireland · Girls #407 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	90/100	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	82/100	88/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	60/100
Data Confidence	high	medium

What the data shows

Freddie has a recorded origin (Germanic, via Frederick); Starla does not have one recorded yet.
Freddie and Starla both have 2 syllables.
A meaning is recorded for Freddie; Starla doesn't have one written yet.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR.
The available evidence gives Freddie a "high" Data Confidence level and Starla a "medium" level — this reflects how complete and corroborated the underlying evidence is, not a judgement of either name.

How each name got here

Freddie

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #2350 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #10 among boys in England and Wales, in 2022 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #52 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys

Starla

Popularity journey

First recorded2003
First recorded at #4373 among girls in England and Wales in 2003 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1894 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls