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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1880

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 102 recorded years as a table

Starling, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	45
1881	60
1885	65
1886	45
1889	54
1896	42
1897	62
1902	41
1908	84
1909	43
1910	31
1911	35
1912	21
1913	12
1914	17
1915	18
1916	21
1917	21
1918	13
1919	17
1920	24
1921	16
1922	16
1923	16
1924	13
1925	16
1926	8
1927	13
1928	8
1929	10
1930	15
1931	7
1932	16
1933	15
1934	15
1935	10
1936	9
1937	15
1938	8
1939	9
1940	12
1941	6
1942	6
1943	10
1944	7
1945	11
1946	9
1947	10
1948	6
1949	9
1950	7
1951	6
1952	4
1953	5
1954	6
1955	4
1956	7
1957	7
1959	3
1961	5
1962	3
1963	3
1964	4
1967	5
1968	3
1969	4
1970	3
1971	4
1972	4
1973	6
1974	6
1976	4
1978	5
1979	3
1981	3
1983	5
1988	6
1989	3
1990	3
1992	4
1993	3
1994	3
1995	5
1998	3
2000	5
2001	3
2005	4
2006	2
2008	2
2009	3
2010	3
2011	4
2014	3
2015	5
2017	3
2018	4
2019	3
2020	3
2021	3
2023	8
2024	4
2025	8

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Starling isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

More like Starling

The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 13
Rank in 2025: #6,446
How rare: 1 in 131,390 boys
Since 1880: 1,001

Most popular in 1908, at 84 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 62% per million boys born.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.