Shirley
#1,581 for girls in 2025, 133 births · Last seen for boys in 1993 at #6,816
Given to girls 98.6% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1935 · 42,366 births
- Debut · girls
- 8 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 46 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 686,383since 1880
Shirley over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,581 | 133 | — | |
| 2024 | #1,452 | 151 | — | |
| 2023 | #1,534 | 139 | — | |
| 2022 | #1,583 | 134 | — | |
| 2021 | #1,885 | 105 | — | |
| 2020 | #1,545 | 137 | — | |
| 2019 | #1,483 | 148 | — | |
| 2018 | #1,447 | 152 | — | |
| 2017 | #1,274 | 185 | — | |
| 2016 | #1,386 | 168 | — | |
| 2015 | #1,311 | 181 | — | |
| 2014 | #1,205 | 202 | — | |
| 2013 | #1,338 | 174 | — | |
| 2012 | #1,334 | 176 | — | |
| 2011 | #1,266 | 188 | — | |
| 2010 | #1,317 | 178 | — | |
| 2009 | #1,091 | 233 | — | |
| 2008 | #905 | 304 | — | |
| 2007 | #937 | 288 | — | |
| 2006 | #1,026 | 249 | — | |
| 2005 | #885 | 285 | — | |
| 2004 | #987 | 240 | — | |
| 2003 | #788 | 313 | — | |
| 2002 | #878 | 259 | — | |
| 2001 | #778 | 305 | — | |
| 2000 | #850 | 259 | — | |
| 1999 | #914 | 231 | — | |
| 1998 | #742 | 293 | — | |
| 1997 | #660 | 333 | — | |
| 1996 | #654 | 339 | — | |
| 1995 | #634 | 343 | — | |
| 1994 | #593 | 380 | — | |
| 1993 | #579 | 406 | #6,816 | 7 |
| 1992 | #530 | 449 | #8,435 | 5 |
| 1991 | #521 | 446 | — | |
| 1990 | #509 | 472 | — | |
| 1989 | #512 | 457 | — | |
| 1988 | #491 | 462 | #6,426 | 6 |
| 1987 | #473 | 459 | #6,089 | 6 |
| 1986 | #491 | 435 | #6,721 | 5 |
| 1985 | #441 | 494 | #6,523 | 5 |
| 1984 | #438 | 477 | #6,315 | 5 |
| 1983 | #428 | 505 | #3,884 | 10 |
| 1982 | #384 | 601 | #5,003 | 7 |
| 1981 | #390 | 579 | — | |
| 1980 | #380 | 603 | #4,495 | 8 |
| 1979 | #346 | 671 | #4,842 | 7 |
| 1978 | #336 | 647 | #3,857 | 9 |
| 1977 | #307 | 777 | — | |
| 1976 | #277 | 834 | #3,095 | 12 |
| 1975 | #278 | 875 | #4,797 | 6 |
| 1974 | #254 | 1,010 | #2,946 | 12 |
| 1973 | #217 | 1,155 | #4,054 | 7 |
| 1972 | #209 | 1,334 | #2,659 | 13 |
| 1971 | #193 | 1,588 | #2,203 | 18 |
| 1970 | #198 | 1,629 | #2,058 | 19 |
| 1969 | #173 | 1,867 | #1,642 | 25 |
| 1968 | #150 | 2,142 | #2,311 | 13 |
| 1967 | #142 | 2,508 | #1,364 | 31 |
| 1966 | #123 | 2,919 | #1,259 | 36 |
| 1965 | #111 | 3,370 | #1,386 | 31 |
| 1964 | #103 | 3,967 | #1,510 | 27 |
| 1963 | #99 | 4,387 | #1,513 | 27 |
| 1962 | #96 | 4,869 | #1,295 | 36 |
| 1961 | #85 | 5,638 | #1,303 | 37 |
| 1960 | #70 | 6,411 | #1,152 | 46 |
| 1959 | #61 | 7,284 | #1,212 | 41 |
| 1958 | #52 | 8,088 | #1,049 | 53 |
| 1957 | #46 | 8,855 | #966 | 62 |
| 1956 | #41 | 9,429 | #1,019 | 54 |
| 1955 | #37 | 9,755 | #1,054 | 51 |
| 1954 | #33 | 10,909 | #908 | 66 |
| 1953 | #29 | 12,148 | #868 | 68 |
| 1952 | #28 | 12,529 | #850 | 67 |
| 1951 | #27 | 13,919 | #799 | 78 |
| 1950 | #19 | 15,891 | #758 | 82 |
| 1949 | #18 | 17,281 | #754 | 83 |
| 1948 | #20 | 16,121 | #802 | 71 |
| 1947 | #19 | 17,648 | #611 | 124 |
| 1946 | #18 | 17,870 | #534 | 145 |
| 1945 | #14 | 16,150 | #500 | 143 |
| 1944 | #15 | 16,309 | #537 | 128 |
| 1943 | #12 | 17,816 | #462 | 186 |
| 1942 | #12 | 17,750 | #427 | 205 |
| 1941 | #10 | 16,954 | #446 | 174 |
| 1940 | #9 | 17,881 | #389 | 214 |
| 1939 | #5 | 20,447 | #368 | 238 |
| 1938 | #5 | 23,766 | #340 | 265 |
| 1937 | #4 | 26,823 | #293 | 337 |
| 1936 | #2 | 35,161 | #277 | 381 |
| 1935 | #2 | 42,366 | #259 | 435 |
| 1934 | #4 | 22,841 | #318 | 288 |
| 1933 | #9 | 14,320 | #372 | 213 |
| 1932 | #9 | 14,476 | #357 | 242 |
| 1931 | #9 | 14,405 | #362 | 239 |
| 1930 | #11 | 14,775 | #337 | 273 |
| 1929 | #9 | 14,576 | #346 | 263 |
| 1928 | #10 | 14,215 | #370 | 249 |
| 1927 | #9 | 13,314 | #377 | 242 |
| 1926 | #14 | 11,762 | #409 | 214 |
| 1925 | #17 | 10,513 | #402 | 223 |
| 1924 | #19 | 9,489 | #407 | 226 |
| 1923 | #26 | 7,918 | #391 | 231 |
| 1922 | #39 | 6,407 | #398 | 229 |
| 1921 | #44 | 5,695 | #404 | 227 |
| 1920 | #56 | 4,713 | #427 | 196 |
| 1919 | #89 | 3,149 | #418 | 197 |
| 1918 | #97 | 2,654 | #440 | 182 |
| 1917 | #123 | 1,800 | #432 | 172 |
| 1916 | #160 | 1,245 | #447 | 155 |
| 1915 | #162 | 1,135 | #414 | 171 |
| 1914 | #160 | 906 | #402 | 141 |
| 1913 | #169 | 684 | #406 | 113 |
| 1912 | #198 | 489 | #484 | 66 |
| 1911 | #198 | 362 | #497 | 35 |
| 1910 | #202 | 318 | #582 | 24 |
| 1909 | #203 | 281 | #436 | 33 |
| 1908 | #196 | 284 | #541 | 22 |
| 1907 | #207 | 247 | #616 | 17 |
| 1906 | #234 | 187 | #465 | 23 |
| 1905 | #256 | 162 | #592 | 16 |
| 1904 | #268 | 138 | #431 | 24 |
| 1903 | #309 | 102 | #527 | 17 |
| 1902 | #309 | 104 | #440 | 22 |
| 1901 | #305 | 95 | #683 | 10 |
| 1900 | #322 | 110 | #393 | 32 |
| 1899 | #346 | 74 | #521 | 14 |
| 1898 | #372 | 70 | #543 | 15 |
| 1897 | #372 | 61 | #422 | 20 |
| 1896 | #383 | 55 | #641 | 12 |
| 1895 | #433 | 43 | #347 | 28 |
| 1894 | #407 | 47 | #399 | 22 |
| 1893 | #374 | 52 | #479 | 15 |
| 1892 | #346 | 58 | #525 | 15 |
| 1891 | #423 | 35 | #456 | 15 |
| 1890 | #400 | 40 | #415 | 19 |
| 1889 | #371 | 42 | #525 | 13 |
| 1888 | #439 | 32 | #528 | 14 |
| 1887 | #499 | 20 | #631 | 9 |
| 1886 | #556 | 16 | #431 | 17 |
| 1885 | #542 | 16 | #439 | 17 |
| 1884 | #479 | 18 | #570 | 11 |
| 1883 | #451 | 18 | #497 | 13 |
| 1882 | #634 | 9 | #576 | 11 |
| 1881 | — | #706 | 7 | |
| 1880 | #628 | 8 | #600 | 10 |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Shirley was already there! It came in at #628, and was given to 8 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1881, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Shirley is popular in 1982
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- New York#193 · 1 in 1,168
- Hawaii#196 · 1 in 733
- New Jersey#220 · 1 in 1,367
- Kentucky#238 · 1 in 1,484
- Mississippi#246 · 1 in 1,229
Best ever in a state: #1 in Idaho, 1934.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | #193 | 88 | 1 in 1,168 |
| Hawaii | #196 | 7 | 1 in 733 |
| New Jersey | #220 | 28 | 1 in 1,367 |
| Kentucky | #238 | 16 | 1 in 1,484 |
| Mississippi | #246 | 13 | 1 in 1,229 |
| South Carolina | #288 | 11 | 1 in 1,626 |
| Indiana | #294 | 17 | 1 in 2,069 |
| Louisiana | #296 | 19 | 1 in 1,667 |
| Florida | #301 | 31 | 1 in 1,829 |
| Maryland | #309 | 11 | 1 in 2,026 |
| Tennessee | #310 | 13 | 1 in 2,158 |
| North Carolina | #320 | 16 | 1 in 2,137 |
| Arkansas | #335 | 6 | 1 in 2,127 |
| Massachusetts | #353 | 12 | 1 in 2,714 |
| Michigan | #357 | 21 | 1 in 2,743 |
| Oklahoma | #357 | 10 | 1 in 2,257 |
| Illinois | #372 | 30 | 1 in 2,481 |
| Pennsylvania | #381 | 23 | 1 in 3,039 |
| California | #384 | 79 | 1 in 2,351 |
| Ohio | #397 | 22 | 1 in 3,249 |
| Alabama | #403 | 8 | 1 in 2,733 |
| Virginia | #420 | 9 | 1 in 3,422 |
| Georgia | #428 | 12 | 1 in 2,906 |
| Missouri | #459 | 8 | 1 in 4,023 |
| Oregon | #465 | 5 | 1 in 3,268 |
| Arizona | #506 | 6 | 1 in 3,361 |
| Texas | #544 | 32 | 1 in 4,060 |
| Washington | #545 | 7 | 1 in 3,931 |
| Wisconsin | #567 | 5 | 1 in 6,284 |
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| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Shirley
- 129 spots since 2024 (#1,452 → #1,581)
- 36 spots since 2020 (#1,545 → #1,581)
- 270 spots since 2015 (#1,311 → #1,581)
- Biggest jump: 183 spots in 1883 (#634 → #451)
- Biggest drop: 199 spots in 2004 (#788 → #987)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1935 at #2 (42,366 births)
- Births halved by 1939, 4 yrs later
- Top 10: 14 yrs · run 1931–1941
- Top 100: 46 yrs · run 1918–1963
- Top 1,000: 127 yrs · run 1882–2005
- Highest: 1 in 25 girls born in 1935 were named Shirley (4.0%)
- Latest: 1 in 12,085 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
- 33.4% of all girls named Shirley (229,380) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 179 | #371 (1889) | #511 |
| 1890s | 535 | #346 (1899) | #386 |
| 1900s | 1,710 | #196 (1908) | #261 |
| 1910s | 12,742 | #89 (1919) | #156 |
| 1920s | 98,602 | #9 (1929) | #24 |
| 1930s | 229,380 | #2 (1935) | #6 |
| 1940s | 171,780 | #9 (1940) | #15 |
| 1950s | 108,807 | #19 (1950) | #37 |
| 1960s | 38,078 | #70 (1960) | #115 |
| 1970s | 10,520 | #193 (1971) | #262 |
| 1980s | 5,072 | #380 (1980) | #443 |
| 1990s | 3,692 | #509 (1990) | #634 |
| 2000s | 2,735 | #778 (2001) | #913 |
| 2010s | 1,752 | #1,205 (2014) | #1,336 |
| 2020s | 799 | #1,452 (2024) | #1,597 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Shirley in 1982
Top girls' names in 1982
Top boys' names in 1982
More about 1982
girls
1,693,325 girls got a published name in 1982; 1 in 2,818 of them was named Shirley, which outranked 96.9% of the 12,332 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,814,447 boys got a published name in 1982; 1 in 259,207 of them was named Shirley, which outranked 32.1% of the 7,367 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #4,593Zackariah8
- #4,593Zahir8
- #4,593Zubair8
- #5,003Shirley7
- #5,003Aamir7
- #5,003Aaren7
- #5,003Abdulla7
- #5,619Aaran6
- #5,619Aashish6
- #5,619Abayomi6
Tied with 615 names at #5,003; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.