Shterna
A girls’ name of Yiddish origin, meaning star.
Babies a year
11
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Shterna by the numbers
Shterna was given to 11 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 15 babies in 2015, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Shterna. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean a star
Like Shterna, each of these has a star in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Stellastar5,038 in the US (2017)
- Novanew; a brightening star650 in England and Wales (2025)
- Marystar of the sea; beloved2,381 in the US (2017)
- Estherstar333 in England and Wales (2025)
- Miriamstar of the sea; beloved197 in England and Wales (2025)
- Maryamstar of the sea or beloved825 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Shterna
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