Girls' name · since 1961
Shirelle
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.
- #9,425 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 711
- born since 1961
- 1970s
- peak decade
711 girls have been named Shirelle since 1961, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Shirelle has 711 recorded births among girls since 1961, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 2021.
- #9,425 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 711 born since 1961
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shirelle ranks #9,425 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 711 born since 1961, peaking in the 1970s.
- #9,425 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 711
- born since 1961
- 1970s
- peak decade
Shirelle's 711 recorded births place it above 86.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Shirelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shirelle's SSA record in two at 1980 and the more recent half accounts for 41% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 59%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1999, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1969 peak of 35, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shirelle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–2021
- Peak year (1969)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 61 years of records
Shirelle by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (212 births, 30% of the file).
1970s was Shirelle's strongest decade.
212 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Shirelle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
209 births
- 1970s
1970s
212 births
- 1980s
1980s
187 births
- 1990s
1990s
91 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 212 births (30% of all-time use).
How Shirelle compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Shirelle's total volume
Shirelle by state
Where Shirelle concentrates geographically, total births since 1961
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 63 | 8.9% |
| #2 | California | | 15 | 2.1% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 6 | 0.8% |
63 of 711 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Shirelle's data
- Shirelle's decade-level peak was the 1970s (212 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 Shirelles (63 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shirelle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1969)
Similar record span (~60 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, 1961–2021 (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 Shirelle 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.