The first name Starla
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Possibly derived from the word star.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Starla last appeared in the official list in 2024, given to 15 girls. It peaked in 2015, with 17 births (#1,711).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Starla with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Starla at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 25 girls born in the United States were named Starla, the 5,216th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1980, when 243 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Questions
- What does the name Starla mean?
- Possibly derived from the word star.
- How popular is the name Starla?
- In 2024, 15 girls born in England and Wales were named Starla, ranking 1,894th. Its peak was 2015, with 17 births.
- Is Starla a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 8,231 US babies named Starla since 1880 were girls.
- When was Starla most popular?
- 1980 in the United States, when 243 babies were named Starla, its highest rank at 702nd.