Name Legacy

Starlene

Recorded 1937–2020 · United States

Starlene was most popular in 1950, when 51 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,179 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,283 people named Starlene.

Most popular in1950
Rank that year#2,179
Births that year51
Total since 18801,283
Given to100% girls

Starlene over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Starlene’s peak in 1950. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Starlene a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Starlene is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,283 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Starlene

Where Starlene is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org