Shirely — girls' name

What the Data Says About Shirely

The Social Security Administration has registered 231 babies named Shirely between 1926 and 1969, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shirely currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1969. The name reached its historical peak in 1936, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shirely performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 58 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Shirely shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shirely 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 231 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.