Recorded 1961–1995 Girls' name Peak 1963 325 births

Shirell — girls' name

325 babies named Shirell in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 1963. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s1221970s911980s921990s20
1960s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Shirell was born in this single decade.

1963
Single peak year

21 babies were named Shirell in 1963 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shirell

The Social Security Administration has registered 325 babies named Shirell between 1961 and 1995, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shirell currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1963, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shirell performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 122 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Shirell shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Shirell in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shirell in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 325 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Shirell at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

325

Since 1961

35 years of records

Peak year

1963

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1961

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 1995

Shirell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1961

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1963)
21
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
0510152025 199519881984198019761971196719631961 11

Shirell by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
122 births that decade — 38% of Shirell's all-time total
1960s1221970s911980s921990s20

Shirell by state

Where Shirell concentrates geographically — total births since 1961

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Shirell
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
12 3.7%
New York share of Shirell's total US births 3.7%

12 of 325 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shirell?
325 babies have been named Shirell since 1961. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1963 with 21 births.
When was Shirell most popular?
Shirell was most popular in the 1960s decade with 122 total births. The single peak year was 1963.
Where is Shirell most popular?
The top states for the name Shirell are New York (12 births).
How long has the name Shirell been used?
Shirell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1961, spanning 35 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Shirell?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Shirley, Shiloh, Shira, Shirlee, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1961–1995 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.