Shirley
4 countries#1581 in United States, 2025Popularity across 4 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Shirley was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
Country by country
United States
695,934 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #1581 · peaked in 1935 with 42,801 births
Most common in: Pennsylvania, New York, Illinois, Ohio, Michigan
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
France
4,544 births recorded 1937–2022 · currently #2239 · peaked in 1992 with 162 births
Most common in: Paris, Nord, Seine-Saint-Denis, Val-de-Marne, Moselle
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
Scotland
695 births recorded 1974–1995 · peaked in 1974 with 135 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
Northern Ireland
3 births recorded 2011–2011 · peaked in 2011 with 3 births
Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Shirley’s rank among girls’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #1026 | — |
| 2007 | #937 | ↑89 |
| 2008 | #905 | ↑32 |
| 2009 | #1091 | ↓186 |
| 2010 | #1317 | ↓226 |
| 2011 | #1266 | ↑51 |
| 2012 | #1334 | ↓68 |
| 2013 | #1338 | ↓4 |
| 2014 | #1205 | ↑133 |
| 2015 | #1311 | ↓106 |
| 2016 | #1386 | ↓75 |
| 2017 | #1274 | ↑112 |
| 2018 | #1447 | ↓173 |
| 2019 | #1483 | ↓36 |
| 2020 | #1545 | ↓62 |
| 2021 | #1885 | ↓340 |
| 2022 | #1583 | ↑302 |
| 2023 | #1534 | ↑49 |
| 2024 | #1452 | ↑82 |
| 2025 | #1581 | ↓129 |
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