Data through 2025

Shirley name popularity in the United States

Shirley ranked #1581 for girls in 2025. SSA recorded 133 girls named Shirley.

Rank#1581

for girls in 2025

Girls recorded133

SSA

Peak year1935

42,366 recorded

Five-year change-2.9%

since 2020

Popularity over time

Shirley for boys and girls

Girls

133

100.0% in 2025 · data from 1880 to 2025

Boys

7

Share unavailable · data from 1880 to 1993

Recent year-by-year data

The latest published years are shown first.

YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025girls133#1581
2024girls151#1452
2023girls139#1534
2022girls134#1583
2021girls105#1885
2020girls137#1545
2019girls148#1483
2018girls152#1447
2017girls185#1274
2016girls168#1386
2015girls181#1311
2014girls202#1205
Show full history (254 rows)
YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025girls133#1581
2024girls151#1452
2023girls139#1534
2022girls134#1583
2021girls105#1885
2020girls137#1545
2019girls148#1483
2018girls152#1447
2017girls185#1274
2016girls168#1386
2015girls181#1311
2014girls202#1205
2013girls174#1338
2012girls176#1334
2011girls188#1266
2010girls178#1317
2009girls233#1091
2008girls304#905
2007girls288#937
2006girls249#1026
2005girls285#885
2004girls240#987
2003girls313#788
2002girls259#878
2001girls305#778
2000girls259#850
1999girls231#914
1998girls293#742
1997girls333#660
1996girls339#654
1995girls343#634
1994girls380#593
1993boys7#6816
1993girls406#579
1992boys5#8435
1992girls449#530
1991girls446#521
1990girls472#509
1989girls457#512
1988boys6#6426
1988girls462#491
1987boys6#6089
1987girls459#473
1986boys5#6721
1986girls435#491
1985boys5#6523
1985girls494#441
1984boys5#6315
1984girls477#438
1983boys10#3884
1983girls505#428
1982boys7#5003
1982girls601#384
1981girls579#390
1980boys8#4495
1980girls603#380
1979boys7#4842
1979girls671#346
1978boys9#3857
1978girls647#336
1977girls777#307
1976boys12#3095
1976girls834#277
1975boys6#4797
1975girls875#278
1974boys12#2946
1974girls1,010#254
1973boys7#4054
1973girls1,155#217
1972boys13#2659
1972girls1,334#209
1971boys18#2203
1971girls1,588#193
1970boys19#2058
1970girls1,629#198
1969boys25#1642
1969girls1,867#173
1968boys13#2311
1968girls2,142#150
1967boys31#1364
1967girls2,508#142
1966boys36#1259
1966girls2,919#123
1965boys31#1386
1965girls3,370#111
1964boys27#1510
1964girls3,967#103
1963boys27#1513
1963girls4,387#99
1962boys36#1295
1962girls4,869#96
1961boys37#1303
1961girls5,638#85
1960boys46#1152
1960girls6,411#70
1959boys41#1212
1959girls7,284#61
1958boys53#1049
1958girls8,088#52
1957boys62#966
1957girls8,855#46
1956boys54#1019
1956girls9,429#41
1955boys51#1054
1955girls9,755#37
1954boys66#908
1954girls10,909#33
1953boys68#868
1953girls12,148#29
1952boys67#850
1952girls12,529#28
1951boys78#799
1951girls13,919#27
1950boys82#758
1950girls15,891#19
1949boys83#754
1949girls17,281#18
1948boys71#802
1948girls16,121#20
1947boys124#611
1947girls17,648#19
1946boys145#534
1946girls17,870#18
1945boys143#500
1945girls16,150#14
1944boys128#537
1944girls16,309#15
1943boys186#462
1943girls17,816#12
1942boys205#427
1942girls17,750#12
1941boys174#446
1941girls16,954#10
1940boys214#389
1940girls17,881#9
1939boys238#368
1939girls20,447#5
1938boys265#340
1938girls23,766#5
1937boys337#293
1937girls26,823#4
1936boys381#277
1936girls35,161#2
1935boys435#259
1935girls42,366#2
1934boys288#318
1934girls22,841#4
1933boys213#372
1933girls14,320#9
1932boys242#357
1932girls14,476#9
1931boys239#362
1931girls14,405#9
1930boys273#337
1930girls14,775#11
1929boys263#346
1929girls14,576#9
1928boys249#370
1928girls14,215#10
1927boys242#377
1927girls13,314#9
1926boys214#409
1926girls11,762#14
1925boys223#402
1925girls10,513#17
1924boys226#407
1924girls9,489#19
1923boys231#391
1923girls7,918#26
1922boys229#398
1922girls6,407#39
1921boys227#404
1921girls5,695#44
1920boys196#427
1920girls4,713#56
1919boys197#418
1919girls3,149#89
1918boys182#440
1918girls2,654#97
1917boys172#432
1917girls1,800#123
1916boys155#447
1916girls1,245#160
1915boys171#414
1915girls1,135#162
1914boys141#402
1914girls906#160
1913boys113#406
1913girls684#169
1912boys66#484
1912girls489#198
1911boys35#497
1911girls362#198
1910boys24#582
1910girls318#202
1909boys33#436
1909girls281#203
1908boys22#541
1908girls284#196
1907boys17#616
1907girls247#207
1906boys23#465
1906girls187#234
1905boys16#592
1905girls162#256
1904boys24#431
1904girls138#268
1903boys17#527
1903girls102#309
1902boys22#440
1902girls104#309
1901boys10#683
1901girls95#305
1900boys32#393
1900girls110#322
1899boys14#521
1899girls74#346
1898boys15#543
1898girls70#372
1897boys20#422
1897girls61#372
1896boys12#641
1896girls55#383
1895boys28#347
1895girls43#433
1894boys22#399
1894girls47#407
1893boys15#479
1893girls52#374
1892boys15#525
1892girls58#346
1891boys15#456
1891girls35#423
1890boys19#415
1890girls40#400
1889boys13#525
1889girls42#371
1888boys14#528
1888girls32#439
1887boys9#631
1887girls20#499
1886boys17#431
1886girls16#556
1885boys17#439
1885girls16#542
1884boys11#570
1884girls18#479
1883boys13#497
1883girls18#451
1882boys11#576
1882girls9#634
1881boys7#706
1880boys10#600
1880girls8#628

Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.

How Shirley’s popularity has changed

Ten-year change-26.5%
Change since peak-99.7%