Girls' name · since 1969
Shirah
Shirah has 291 recorded births since 1969 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1983 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #16,184 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 291
- born since 1969
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shirah is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 291 have been recorded since 1969.
Social Security Administration records show Shirah recorded 291 times among girls since 1969, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 2020.
- #16,184 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 291 born since 1969
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shirah ranks #16,184 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 291 born since 1969, peaking in the 1980s.
- #16,184 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 291
- born since 1969
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shirah's 291 recorded births place it above 77.62% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Shirah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shirah's full recorded timeline at 1996, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1969, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1983 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shirah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2020
- Peak year (1983)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Shirah by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (91 births, 31% of the file).
1980s was Shirah's strongest decade.
91 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Shirah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 17
1970s
17 births
- 1980s
1980s
91 births
- 1990s
1990s
70 births
- 2000s
2000s
71 births
- 2010s 31
2010s
31 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 91 births (31% of all-time use).
Shirah by state
Where Shirah concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 10 | 3.4% |
10 of 291 births nationwide.
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What to do with Shirah's data
- Shirah's decade-level peak was the 1980s (91 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Shirahs (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shirah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1983)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1969–2020 (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 Shirah 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.