NAME PROFILE
Darlean
Derived from the bird species and the Middle English 'stare' combined with a diminutive suffix meaning 'little star'. It represents a person who is vibrant, communicative, and possesses a luminous spirit that naturally draws others toward them.
Key Stats
| Total births | 884 |
| Gender | Female (0% / 100%) |
| Peak year | 1958 |
| Peak generation | Boomer |
| First recorded | 1940 |
| Most recent | 1966 |
| Syllables | 2 |
| Origin | — |
| Comeback name | No |
Popularity Trend (1910–2025)
19102025
Top States
MS — 58%TX — 17%AL — 8%CA — 8%LA — 8%
Notable People
Clarice Starling (Protagonist in 'The Silence of the Lambs') · Starling Marte (Major League Baseball outfielder) · Ernest Starling (Physiologist who discovered secretin) · Starling Burgess (Aviation pioneer and naval architect) · Starling Lawrence (Acclaimed editor and author of 'Montenegro')
Nicknames & Diminutives
StarStarryLindy
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