Shirl

Given to 1,771 US babies since 1915 · Not recorded since 1983

Rank in 2025

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recorded as girls

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recorded as boys

Babies in 2025

Fewer than 5

Peak year

1964

210 babies recorded as girls

All-time total

1,771

since 1915

Born a Shirl? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Shirl was most popular in 1964, when 210 babies recorded as girls got the name (0.11 per 1,000). Fewer than 5 babies were recorded as Shirl in 2025. Not recorded since 1983.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	<5	—
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1990	<5	—	<5	—
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1988	<5	—	<5	—
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1986	<5	—	<5	—
1985	<5	—	<5	—
1984	<5	—	<5	—
1983	5	10275	<5	—
1982	5	10517	<5	—
1981	5	10411	<5	—
1980	8	7418	<5	—
1979	8	7313	<5	—
1978	<5	—	<5	—
1977	6	8444	<5	—
1976	6	8156	<5	—
1975	16	3950	<5	—
1974	7	6900	<5	—
1973	17	3635	<5	—
1972	25	2747	<5	—
1971	20	3266	<5	—
1970	19	3311	<5	—
1969	37	2058	<5	—
1968	29	2246	<5	—
1967	49	1617	<5	—
1966	60	1416	5	3948
1965	91	1097	<5	—
1964	210	714	6	3601
1963	152	847	<5	—
1962	72	1304	<5	—
1961	50	1598	<5	—
1960	46	1655	7	3337
1959	43	1672	9	2821
1958	42	1657	9	2818
1957	38	1754	<5	—
1956	24	2249	7	3216
1955	21	2411	6	3505
1954	29	1949	6	3452
1953	20	2363	<5	—
1952	33	1713	10	2514
1951	14	2810	8	2844
1950	24	1955	7	3021
1949	12	2999	14	2022
1948	14	2701	11	2326
1947	13	2898	13	2169
1946	14	2597	10	2403
1945	8	3388	6	2996
1944	9	3139	10	2309
1943	<5	—	16	1833
1942	<5	—	16	1799
1941	5	4420	14	1903
1940	<5	—	11	2179
1939	<5	—	18	1578
1938	<5	—	22	1439
1937	5	4255	14	1913
1936	<5	—	11	2184
1935	5	4204	15	1837
1934	7	3449	10	2393
1933	<5	—	13	1997
1932	<5	—	7	3092
1931	<5	—	10	2471
1930	<5	—	7	3289
1929	<5	—	8	2980
1928	<5	—	8	3076
1927	<5	—	8	3151
1926	<5	—	9	2904
1925	<5	—	11	2588
1924	<5	—	8	3260
1923	<5	—	10	2772
1922	<5	—	9	3014
1921	<5	—	7	3517
1920	<5	—	9	2967
1919	<5	—	8	3115
1918	<5	—	7	3368
1917	<5	—	7	3217
1916	<5	—	<5	—
1915	<5	—	11	2310