Baby names
How popular is the name Shirley?
In 2025, 133 baby girls in the U.S. were named Shirley, the 1581st most popular name for girls. Its peak year was 1935, when 42,366 girls got the name. 686,383 girls have been named Shirley since 1880. 9,551 boys have had the name too.
Rank in 2025
#1,581
among girls' names
Babies in 2025
133
girls named Shirley
Peak year
1935
42,366 girls
Girls named Shirley each year since 1880
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The numbers for Shirley (girls)
| Year | Babies |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 133 |
| 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 | 285 |
| 2004 | 240 |
| 2003 | 313 |
| 2002 | 259 |
| 2001 | 305 |
| 2000 | 259 |
| 1999 | 231 |
| 1998 | 293 |
| 1997 | 333 |
| 1996 | 339 |
| 1995 | 343 |
| 1994 | 380 |
| 1993 | 406 |
| 1992 | 449 |
| 1991 | 446 |
| 1990 | 472 |
| 1989 | 457 |
| 1988 | 462 |
| 1987 | 459 |
| 1986 | 435 |
| 1985 | 494 |
| 1984 | 477 |
| 1983 | 505 |
| 1982 | 601 |
| 1981 | 579 |
| 1980 | 603 |
| 1979 | 671 |
| 1978 | 647 |
| 1977 | 777 |
| 1976 | 834 |
| 1975 | 875 |
| 1974 | 1,010 |
| 1973 | 1,155 |
| 1972 | 1,334 |
| 1971 | 1,588 |
| 1970 | 1,629 |
| 1969 | 1,867 |
| 1968 | 2,142 |
| 1967 | 2,508 |
| 1966 | 2,919 |
| 1965 | 3,370 |
| 1964 | 3,967 |
| 1963 | 4,387 |
| 1962 | 4,869 |
| 1961 | 5,638 |
| 1960 | 6,411 |
| 1959 | 7,284 |
| 1958 | 8,088 |
| 1957 | 8,855 |
| 1956 | 9,429 |
| 1955 | 9,755 |
| 1954 | 10,909 |
| 1953 | 12,148 |
| 1952 | 12,529 |
| 1951 | 13,919 |
| 1950 | 15,891 |
| 1949 | 17,281 |
| 1948 | 16,121 |
| 1947 | 17,648 |
| 1946 | 17,870 |
| 1945 | 16,150 |
| 1944 | 16,309 |
| 1943 | 17,816 |
| 1942 | 17,750 |
| 1941 | 16,954 |
| 1940 | 17,881 |
| 1939 | 20,447 |
| 1938 | 23,766 |
| 1937 | 26,823 |
| 1936 | 35,161 |
| 1935 | 42,366 |
| 1934 | 22,841 |
| 1933 | 14,320 |
| 1932 | 14,476 |
| 1931 | 14,405 |
| 1930 | 14,775 |
| 1929 | 14,576 |
| 1928 | 14,215 |
| 1927 | 13,314 |
| 1926 | 11,762 |
| 1925 | 10,513 |
| 1924 | 9,489 |
| 1923 | 7,918 |
| 1922 | 6,407 |
| 1921 | 5,695 |
| 1920 | 4,713 |
| 1919 | 3,149 |
| 1918 | 2,654 |
| 1917 | 1,800 |
| 1916 | 1,245 |
| 1915 | 1,135 |
| 1914 | 906 |
| 1913 | 684 |
| 1912 | 489 |
| 1911 | 362 |
| 1910 | 318 |
| 1909 | 281 |
| 1908 | 284 |
| 1907 | 247 |
| 1906 | 187 |
| 1905 | 162 |
| 1904 | 138 |
| 1903 | 102 |
| 1902 | 104 |
| 1901 | 95 |
| 1900 | 110 |
| 1899 | 74 |
| 1898 | 70 |
| 1897 | 61 |
| 1896 | 55 |
| 1895 | 43 |
| 1894 | 47 |
| 1893 | 52 |
| 1892 | 58 |
| 1891 | 35 |
| 1890 | 40 |
| 1889 | 42 |
| 1888 | 32 |
| 1887 | 20 |
| 1886 | 16 |
| 1885 | 16 |
| 1884 | 18 |
| 1883 | 18 |
| 1882 | 9 |
| 1881 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1880 | 8 |
Boys named Shirley each year since 1880
The interactive chart needs JavaScript. The numbers are in the table below.
The numbers for Shirley (boys)
| Year | Babies |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2024 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2023 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2022 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2021 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2020 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2019 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2018 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2017 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2016 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2015 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2014 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2013 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2012 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2011 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2010 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2009 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2008 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2007 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2006 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2005 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2004 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2003 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2002 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2001 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2000 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1999 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1998 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1997 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1996 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1995 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1994 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1993 | 7 |
| 1992 | 5 |
| 1991 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1990 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1989 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1988 | 6 |
| 1987 | 6 |
| 1986 | 5 |
| 1985 | 5 |
| 1984 | 5 |
| 1983 | 10 |
| 1982 | 7 |
| 1981 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1980 | 8 |
| 1979 | 7 |
| 1978 | 9 |
| 1977 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1976 | 12 |
| 1975 | 6 |
| 1974 | 12 |
| 1973 | 7 |
| 1972 | 13 |
| 1971 | 18 |
| 1970 | 19 |
| 1969 | 25 |
| 1968 | 13 |
| 1967 | 31 |
| 1966 | 36 |
| 1965 | 31 |
| 1964 | 27 |
| 1963 | 27 |
| 1962 | 36 |
| 1961 | 37 |
| 1960 | 46 |
| 1959 | 41 |
| 1958 | 53 |
| 1957 | 62 |
| 1956 | 54 |
| 1955 | 51 |
| 1954 | 66 |
| 1953 | 68 |
| 1952 | 67 |
| 1951 | 78 |
| 1950 | 82 |
| 1949 | 83 |
| 1948 | 71 |
| 1947 | 124 |
| 1946 | 145 |
| 1945 | 143 |
| 1944 | 128 |
| 1943 | 186 |
| 1942 | 205 |
| 1941 | 174 |
| 1940 | 214 |
| 1939 | 238 |
| 1938 | 265 |
| 1937 | 337 |
| 1936 | 381 |
| 1935 | 435 |
| 1934 | 288 |
| 1933 | 213 |
| 1932 | 242 |
| 1931 | 239 |
| 1930 | 273 |
| 1929 | 263 |
| 1928 | 249 |
| 1927 | 242 |
| 1926 | 214 |
| 1925 | 223 |
| 1924 | 226 |
| 1923 | 231 |
| 1922 | 229 |
| 1921 | 227 |
| 1920 | 196 |
| 1919 | 197 |
| 1918 | 182 |
| 1917 | 172 |
| 1916 | 155 |
| 1915 | 171 |
| 1914 | 141 |
| 1913 | 113 |
| 1912 | 66 |
| 1911 | 35 |
| 1910 | 24 |
| 1909 | 33 |
| 1908 | 22 |
| 1907 | 17 |
| 1906 | 23 |
| 1905 | 16 |
| 1904 | 24 |
| 1903 | 17 |
| 1902 | 22 |
| 1901 | 10 |
| 1900 | 32 |
| 1899 | 14 |
| 1898 | 15 |
| 1897 | 20 |
| 1896 | 12 |
| 1895 | 28 |
| 1894 | 22 |
| 1893 | 15 |
| 1892 | 15 |
| 1891 | 15 |
| 1890 | 19 |
| 1889 | 13 |
| 1888 | 14 |
| 1887 | 9 |
| 1886 | 17 |
| 1885 | 17 |
| 1884 | 11 |
| 1883 | 13 |
| 1882 | 11 |
| 1881 | 7 |
| 1880 | 10 |
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Source and notes
U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications (national data) (Public domain (U.S. government work)), data through 2025.
The counts come from Social Security card applications for babies born in the U.S., so the early years undercount everyone. A year with fewer than 5 babies of one sex given a name is left out for privacy and shows as fewer than 5. Spellings count separately: Emma and Ema are different names here.