Recorded 1961–2021 Girls' name Peak 1969 711 births

Shirelle — girls' name

711 babies named Shirelle in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 1969. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s2091970s2121980s1871990s912000s62020s6
1970s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Shirelle was born in this single decade.

1969
Single peak year

35 babies were named Shirelle in 1969 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shirelle

The Social Security Administration has registered 711 babies named Shirelle between 1961 and 2021, spanning 61 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shirelle currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1969, when 35 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shirelle performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 212 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Shirelle shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 63 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Shirelle in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shirelle 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 711 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.

Shirelle at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

711

Since 1961

61 years of records

Peak year

1969

35 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1961

Recorded for 61 years

Last year on file: 2021

Shirelle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1961

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1969)
35
Annual births at peak — across 61 years of records
010203040 202119931988198319781973196819631961 21

Shirelle by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
212 births that decade — 30% of Shirelle's all-time total
1960s2091970s2121980s1871990s912000s62020s6

Shirelle by state

Where Shirelle concentrates geographically — total births since 1961

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Shirelle
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
63 8.9%
#2 California
15 2.1%
#3 Pennsylvania
6 0.8%
New York share of Shirelle's total US births 8.9%
Even split

63 of 711 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shirelle?
711 babies have been named Shirelle since 1961. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1969 with 35 births.
When was Shirelle most popular?
Shirelle was most popular in the 1970s decade with 212 total births. The single peak year was 1969.
Where is Shirelle most popular?
The top states for the name Shirelle are New York (63 births), California (15 births), Pennsylvania (6 births).
How long has the name Shirelle been used?
Shirelle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1961, spanning 61 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Shirelle?
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, 1961–2021 (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.