Little star
A modern American coinage combining the word 'star' with the feminine suffix '-lene'. It evokes celestial imagery and was most popular in the mid-20th century as part of a trend for names ending in 'lene' and 'leen'.
Less common today
Starlene isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #6,727 in 1992.
American broadcast journalist and author
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
