Starlight: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Starlight – Meaning: the light given off by a star – Origin: English – Gender: Unisex – Pronunciation: STAR-lyte


Starlight is an English unisex name meaning “the light given off by a star”. It appears in our list of 200+ Baby Names That Mean Star — Celestial Picks for the Next Generation.

Meaning & Origin of Starlight

Meaning: The light given off by a star.

Origin: English.

How to Pronounce Starlight

Phonetic: STAR-lyte   IPA: /ˈstɑːrlaɪt/

Popularity of Starlight

Starlight doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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