Girls' name · since 1961
Shirell
Shirell has 325 recorded births since 1961 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1963 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,262 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 325
- born since 1961
- 1960s
- peak decade
Shirell sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 325 recorded since 1961.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shirell has been recorded 325 times among girls since 1961, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 1995.
- #15,262 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 325 born since 1961
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shirell ranks #15,262 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 325 born since 1961, peaking in the 1960s.
- #15,262 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 325
- born since 1961
- 1960s
- peak decade
Shirell's 325 recorded births place it above 78.89% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Shirell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shirell splits its recorded history at 1977: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1984 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1963 peak of 21 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shirell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–1995
- Peak year (1963)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Shirell by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (122 births, 38% of the file).
1960s was Shirell's strongest decade.
122 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Shirell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
122 births
- 1970s
1970s
91 births
- 1980s
1980s
92 births
- 1990s 20
1990s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 122 births (38% of all-time use).
Shirell by state
Where Shirell concentrates geographically, total births since 1961
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 12 | 3.7% |
12 of 325 births nationwide.
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What to do with Shirell's data
- Shirell's decade-level peak was the 1960s (122 total births); usage has since declined to 20 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Shirells (12 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Shirell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1963)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1961–1995 (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 Shirell 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.