How Many People Are Named Starlene?
An estimated 1,018 people in the United States have the first name Starlene. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 53 years old, and Starlene peaked in popularity in 1950 with 51 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Starlene as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Starlene paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,018
About 1 in 336,694 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
53
years old
Peak Year
1950
51 births
Total Registered
1,283
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Starlene
Starlene is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,283 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Starlene as a female name
Ranked #17,202 in 2020
5 female births in 2020
Peak: 1950 (51 births)
Starlene: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Starlene span from the 1930s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 307 babies were registered. Starlene has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Starlene by Decade
How has Starlene tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Starlene by State
Birth registrations for Starlene span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Michigan, Ohio. The lowest are in Ohio, Michigan, California. On average, about 47 Starlenes were registered per state.
Starlene + Last Name Combinations
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Starlene: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Starlene?
We estimate approximately 1,018 people named Starlene are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 336,694 Americans share this first name.
Is Starlene a common name?
Starlene is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,283 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Starlene most popular?
Starlene reached peak popularity in 1950, when 51 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Starlene is approximately 53 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Starlene a female name?
Starlene is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Starlene Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Starlene Smith, Starlene Johnson, Starlene Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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