Shirlee vs Shirley

Side-by-side comparison of Shirlee and Shirley — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Shirlee

Girl name · Rank #15389

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Name B

Shirley

Girl name · Rank #1450

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Metric Shirlee Shirley
Current Rank #15389 #1450
Total Births (all years) 5,709 686,246
Peak Year 1935 1935
Peak Year Births 340 42,365
Peak Decade 1930ss 1930ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1915 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Shirlee Shirley
1880ss — 179
1890ss — 535
1900ss — 1,710
1910ss 103 12,742
1920ss 1,506 98,601
1930ss 1,685 229,378
1940ss 1,049 171,780
1950ss 786 108,807
1960ss 332 38,077
1970ss 105 10,520
1980ss 82 5,073
1990ss 41 3,692
2000ss 15 2,734
2010ss — 1,752
2020ss 5 666

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Shirlee Shirley
2014 — 202
2015 — 181
2016 — 168
2017 — 185
2018 — 152
2019 — 148
2020 — 137
2021 — 105
2022 — 134
2023 — 139
2024 5 151

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1915–2024.

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