Shirley

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Shirley is a given name of Old English origin used predominantly for girls, but also given to boys (1% of births). There have been 695,797 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 686,246 as girls and 9,551 as boys. Shirley gained popularity in the 1920s, peaked in 1935 and has since declined significantly. It is the #85 most popular name for a girl.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 151
2023 139
2022 134
2021 105
2020 137
2019 148
2018 152
2017 185
2016 168
2015 181
2014 202
2013 174
2012 176
2011 188
2010 178
2009 233
2008 304
2007 288
2006 249
2005 284
2004 240
2003 313
2002 259
2001 305
2000 259
1999 231
1998 293
1997 333
1996 339
1995 343
1994 380
1993 413
1992 454
1991 446
1990 472
1989 457
1988 468
1987 465
1986 440
1985 499
1984 482
1983 516
1982 608
1981 579
1980 611
1979 678
1978 656
1977 777
1976 846
1975 881
1974 1,022
1973 1,162
1972 1,347
1971 1,606
1970 1,648
1969 1,892
1968 2,155
1967 2,539
1966 2,955
1965 3,401
1964 3,995
1963 4,412
1962 4,906
1961 5,674
1960 6,457
1959 7,325
1958 8,141
1957 8,917
1956 9,483
1955 9,807
1954 10,974
1953 12,217
1952 12,596
1951 13,996
1950 15,973
1949 17,365
1948 16,193
1947 17,771
1946 18,014
1945 16,293
1944 16,438
1943 18,002
1942 17,954
1941 17,129
1940 18,094
1939 20,683
1938 24,031
1937 27,160
1936 35,543
1935 42,800
1934 23,129
1933 14,533
1932 14,718
1931 14,644
1930 15,048
1929 14,839
1928 14,464
1927 13,556
1926 11,975
1925 10,736
1924 9,715
1923 8,149
1922 6,636
1921 5,922
1920 4,909
1919 3,346
1918 2,836
1917 1,972
1916 1,400
1915 1,306
1914 1,047
1913 797
1912 555
1911 397
1910 342
1909 314
1908 306
1907 264
1906 210
1905 178
1904 162
1903 119
1902 126
1901 105
1900 142
1899 88
1898 85
1897 81
1896 67
1895 71
1894 69
1893 67
1892 73
1891 50
1890 59
1889 55
1888 46
1887 29
1886 33
1885 33
1884 29
1883 31
1882 20
1881 7
1880 18