Starlette
A girls’ name of Modern American origin, meaning little star; a diminutive of Star.
Babies a year
13
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Starlette by the numbers
Starlette was given to 13 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 21 babies in 1982, making it a 1980s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Starlette. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Scarlettebright red cloth; variant of Scarlett336 in the US (2017)
- Skarlettescarlet cloth; a respelling of Scarlett19 in the US (2017)
- Starlettvariant of Starlet; a small star9 in the US (2017)
- Sharlettefeminine form of Charles; a form of Charlotte6 in the US (2017)
- Scarlettdeep red; a dyer of cloth7,679 in the US (2017)
- Skarlettbright red; a variant of Scarlett60 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Starlette
Names that are said the same way as Starlette, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Starleta small star9 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a star
Like Starlette, 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 Starlette
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