Shirley

Given to 695,934 US babies since 1880

● Steady

Rank in 2025

#1581

recorded as girls

129 since 2024

—

recorded as boys

Babies in 2025

133

girls 133

Peak year

1935

42,366 babies recorded as girls

All-time total

695,934

since 1880

Born a Shirley? 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

Shirley was most popular in 1935, when 42,366 babies recorded as girls got the name (40.4 per 1,000). In 2025, 133 babies were named Shirley, ranking #1581 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	133	1581	<5	—
2024	151	1452	<5	—
2023	139	1534	<5	—
2022	134	1583	<5	—
2021	105	1885	<5	—
2020	137	1545	<5	—
2019	148	1483	<5	—
2018	152	1447	<5	—
2017	185	1274	<5	—
2016	168	1386	<5	—
2015	181	1311	<5	—
2014	202	1205	<5	—
2013	174	1338	<5	—
2012	176	1334	<5	—
2011	188	1266	<5	—
2010	178	1317	<5	—
2009	233	1091	<5	—
2008	304	905	<5	—
2007	288	937	<5	—
2006	249	1026	<5	—
2005	285	885	<5	—
2004	240	987	<5	—
2003	313	788	<5	—
2002	259	878	<5	—
2001	305	778	<5	—
2000	259	850	<5	—
1999	231	914	<5	—
1998	293	742	<5	—
1997	333	660	<5	—
1996	339	654	<5	—
1995	343	634	<5	—
1994	380	593	<5	—
1993	406	579	7	6816
1992	449	530	5	8435
1991	446	521	<5	—
1990	472	509	<5	—
1989	457	512	<5	—
1988	462	491	6	6426
1987	459	473	6	6089
1986	435	491	5	6721
1985	494	441	5	6523
1984	477	438	5	6315
1983	505	428	10	3884
1982	601	384	7	5003
1981	579	390	<5	—
1980	603	380	8	4495
1979	671	346	7	4842
1978	647	336	9	3857
1977	777	307	<5	—
1976	834	277	12	3095
1975	875	278	6	4797
1974	1,010	254	12	2946
1973	1,155	217	7	4054
1972	1,334	209	13	2659
1971	1,588	193	18	2203
1970	1,629	198	19	2058
1969	1,867	173	25	1642
1968	2,142	150	13	2311
1967	2,508	142	31	1364
1966	2,919	123	36	1259
1965	3,370	111	31	1386
1964	3,967	103	27	1510
1963	4,387	99	27	1513
1962	4,869	96	36	1295
1961	5,638	85	37	1303
1960	6,411	70	46	1152
1959	7,284	61	41	1212
1958	8,088	52	53	1049
1957	8,855	46	62	966
1956	9,429	41	54	1019
1955	9,755	37	51	1054
1954	10,909	33	66	908
1953	12,148	29	68	868
1952	12,529	28	67	850
1951	13,919	27	78	799
1950	15,891	19	82	758
1949	17,281	18	83	754
1948	16,121	20	71	802
1947	17,648	19	124	611
1946	17,870	18	145	534
1945	16,150	14	143	500
1944	16,309	15	128	537
1943	17,816	12	186	462
1942	17,750	12	205	427
1941	16,954	10	174	446
1940	17,881	9	214	389
1939	20,447	5	238	368
1938	23,766	5	265	340
1937	26,823	4	337	293
1936	35,161	2	381	277
1935	42,366	2	435	259
1934	22,841	4	288	318
1933	14,320	9	213	372
1932	14,476	9	242	357
1931	14,405	9	239	362
1930	14,775	11	273	337
1929	14,576	9	263	346
1928	14,215	10	249	370
1927	13,314	9	242	377
1926	11,762	14	214	409
1925	10,513	17	223	402
1924	9,489	19	226	407
1923	7,918	26	231	391
1922	6,407	39	229	398
1921	5,695	44	227	404
1920	4,713	56	196	427
1919	3,149	89	197	418
1918	2,654	97	182	440
1917	1,800	123	172	432
1916	1,245	160	155	447
1915	1,135	162	171	414
1914	906	160	141	402
1913	684	169	113	406
1912	489	198	66	484
1911	362	198	35	497
1910	318	202	24	582
1909	281	203	33	436
1908	284	196	22	541
1907	247	207	17	616
1906	187	234	23	465
1905	162	256	16	592
1904	138	268	24	431
1903	102	309	17	527
1902	104	309	22	440
1901	95	305	10	683
1900	110	322	32	393
1899	74	346	14	521
1898	70	372	15	543
1897	61	372	20	422
1896	55	383	12	641
1895	43	433	28	347
1894	47	407	22	399
1893	52	374	15	479
1892	58	346	15	525
1891	35	423	15	456
1890	40	400	19	415
1889	42	371	13	525
1888	32	439	14	528
1887	20	499	9	631
1886	16	556	17	431
1885	16	542	17	439
1884	18	479	11	570
1883	18	451	13	497
1882	9	634	11	576
1881	<5	—	7	706
1880	8	628	10	600