female NAME · CURRENTLY #1586

Shirley

SHUR-lee

“bright clearing”

An English surname and place-name-derived given name.

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SSA POPULARITY HISTORY

How Shirley has traveled through time

181880 331885 591890 711895 1421900 1781905 3421910 1,3061915 4,9091920 10,7361925 15,0481930 42,8011935 18,0951940 16,2931945 15,9731950 9,8061955 6,4571960 3,4011965 1,6481970 8811975 6111980 4991985 4721990 3431995 2592000 2852005 1782010 1812015 1372020 1332025
LATEST YEAR2025133 births
PEAK RANK#2in 1935
CURRENT USAGE100% F0% M

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. SSA excludes names with fewer than five occurrences in a geographic area.

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