Girls' name · since 1937
Starlene
1,283 babies named Starlene in U.S. Social Security records since 1937, with the highest year being 1950. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,346 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,283
- born since 1937
- 1950s
- peak decade
1,283 girls have been named Starlene since 1937, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Starlene has been recorded 1,283 times among girls since 1937, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1937 to 2020.
- #6,346 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,283 born since 1937
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Starlene ranks #6,346 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,283 born since 1937, peaking in the 1950s.
- #6,346 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,283
- born since 1937
- 1950s
- peak decade
Starlene's 1,283 recorded births place it above 91.22% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Starlene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Starlene splits its recorded history at 1976: 34% of all births land in the more recent half, 66% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1938 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1950 peak of 51 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Starlene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1937–2020
- Peak year (1950)
- 51
- Annual births at peak, across 84 years of records
Starlene by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (307 births, 24% of the file).
1950s was Starlene's strongest decade.
307 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Starlene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 23
1930s
23 births
- 1940s
1940s
137 births
- 1950s
1950s
307 births
- 1960s
1960s
300 births
- 1970s
1970s
148 births
- 1980s
1980s
163 births
- 1990s 85
1990s
85 births
- 2000s 87
2000s
87 births
- 2010s 28
2010s
28 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 307 births (24% of all-time use).
How Starlene compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Starlene's total volume
Starlene by state
Where Starlene concentrates geographically, total births since 1937
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 125 | 9.7% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 11 | 0.9% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.4% |
125 of 1,283 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Starlene's data
- Starlene's decade-level peak was the 1950s (307 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Starlenes (125 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Starlene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1950)
Similar record span (~83 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1937–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Starlene draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.