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What official birth registration shows about Star: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Star: Recorded every year since 1996, it reached #430 in 2010, and it stood at #1,512 in 2025.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #632 to #1512.200020052010201520202025#632#1512
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#1031
1997#1176
1998#1211
1999#952
2000#1095
2001#898
2002#1104
2003#909
2004#1072
2005#916
2006#909
2007#866
2008#632
2009#638
2010#664
2011#776
2012#679
2013#999
2014#1070
2015#984
2016#1211
2017#982
2018#1170
2019#1017
2020#1127
2021#1351
2022#857
2023#981
2024#1262
2025#1512

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in every year from 1996 to 2025.

In 2010: #430 among girls in Northern Ireland, #664 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1996–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #1031 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

  2. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1512 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #430 in Northern Ireland in 2010.

Star's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#151220HighVerified
2025England and Walesmale#36845HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#126226HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#42704HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#98135HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#25468HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#85741HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#47893HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#135123HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#112729HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#101734HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#117029HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#98237HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#121128HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#98436HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#47473HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#107033HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#99936HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#67961HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#77648HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#66456HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#63858HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#45273HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#63259HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#86636HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#90932HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#91630HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#107222HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#90927HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#110419HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#89825HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#109518HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#95222HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#121116HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#117616HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#103119HighVerified
2010Northern Irelandfemale#4303HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Star is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Star, between 1996 and 2025. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2008Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2010Northern Ireland: highest position in 201019962025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1996–202530#632 in 2008
Northern Ireland20101#430 in 2010
Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Star

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1996–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #430 in Northern Ireland in 2010. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.