Girls' name · since 1990
Shir
Shir has 196 recorded births since 1990 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #20,038 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,733 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 196
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Shir is the #13733 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 196 recorded since 1990.
Social Security Administration records show Shir recorded 196 times among girls since 1990, holding rank #13733 nationally today, ahead of 21% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2025.
- #20,038 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,733 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 196 born since 1990
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shir ranks #20,038 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,733 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 196 born since 1990, peaking in the 2000s.
- #20,038 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,733 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 196
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shir's 196 recorded births place it above 72.29% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Shir compares
196 36th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Shir's all-time total is 48% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Shir | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 196 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 14 | 21 | 19,840 |
Shir's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shir's full recorded timeline at 2005, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2006, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shir popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Shir by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (77 births, 39% of the file).
2000s was Shir's strongest decade.
77 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Shir births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
66 births
- 2000s
2000s
77 births
- 2010s
2010s
42 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 77 births (39% of all-time use).
Shir by state
Where Shir concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 11 | 5.6% |
11 of 196 births nationwide.
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What to do with Shir's data
- Shir's decade-level peak was the 2000s (77 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Shirs (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Shir
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shir: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~35 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1990–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Shir draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.