Sitara
Girl name · #2348 in 2025 · Very rare
Sitara is currently the #2348 girl name in the United States — 78 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #6036, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 23,077 girls born in 2025 was named Sitara.
The 38-year story
Sitara first appears in the Social Security records in 1987, when 6 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 78 babies and a rank of #2326. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Sitara per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Sitara in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Sitara is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Sitara will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Sitara is most common
State-level data for Sitara is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Sitara
Statistically, parents drawn to Sitara tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Zamara, Nahara, Azara, Imara, and Nara.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Sitara | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 78 | #2326 |
| 2024 | 64 | #2694 |
| 2023 | 75 | #2397 |
| 2022 | 58 | #2894 |
| 2021 | 32 | #4326 |
| 2020 | 46 | #3338 |
| 2019 | 42 | #3611 |
| 2018 | 36 | #4001 |
| 2017 | 40 | #3769 |
| 2016 | 30 | #4632 |
| 2015 | 21 | #6036 |
| 2014 | 10 | #10129 |
| 2013 | 17 | #7031 |
| 2012 | 19 | #6576 |
| 2011 | 17 | #7118 |
| 2010 | 19 | #6641 |
| 2009 | 15 | #8058 |
| 2008 | 16 | #7742 |
| 2007 | 10 | #10818 |
| 2006 | 22 | #5906 |
| 2005 | 7 | #13010 |
| 2004 | 14 | #7828 |
| 2003 | 13 | #7998 |
| 2002 | 12 | #8280 |
| 2001 | 10 | #9351 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Sitara a popular girl name?
Sitara ranked #2348 among girls in 2025 with 78 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #6036.
When was the name Sitara most popular?
Sitara peaked in 2025, when 78 American girls received the name (ranked #2326 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Sitara?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 23,077 newborn American girls was named Sitara. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.