Recorded 1970–2006 Girls' name Peak 1986 146 births

Starlena — girls' name

146 babies named Starlena in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s301980s741990s192000s23
1980s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Starlena was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

12 babies were named Starlena in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Starlena

The Social Security Administration has registered 146 babies named Starlena between 1970 and 2006, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Starlena currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Starlena performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 74 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Starlena shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Starlena in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 146 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Starlena at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

146

Since 1970

37 years of records

Peak year

1986

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1970

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2006

Starlena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1970

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1986)
12
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
468101214 20062000199119871983198019761970 6

Starlena by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
74 births that decade — 51% of Starlena's all-time total
1970s301980s741990s192000s23

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Starlena?
146 babies have been named Starlena since 1970. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1986 with 12 births.
When was Starlena most popular?
Starlena was most popular in the 1980s decade with 74 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
How long has the name Starlena been used?
Starlena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 37 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Starlena?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Stacy, Stacey, Stacie, Staci, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1970–2006 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.