Recorded 1960–2025 Girls' name Peak 1978 225 births

Shiri — girls' name

225 babies named Shiri in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

225 girls have been named Shiri since 1960, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2025.

225
total births
1960–2025
years on record
1980s
peak decade
31%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Shiri was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

12 babies were named Shiri in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shiri

The Social Security Administration has registered 225 babies named Shiri between 1960 and 2025, spanning 66 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shiri currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2025. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shiri performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 70 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Shiri shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Shiri in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shiri 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 225 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.

Shiri at a glance

Last recorded 2025

Total births

225

Since 1960

66 years of records

Peak year

1978

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2025

Active since

1960

Recorded for 66 years

Last year on file: 2025

Shiri popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2025–1960

Last recorded 2025
Peak year (1978)
12
Annual births at peak — across 66 years of records
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Shiri by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
70 births that decade — 31% of Shiri's all-time total
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Shiri by state

Where Shiri concentrates geographically — total births since 1960

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Shiri
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 2.2%
California share of Shiri's total US births 2.2%

5 of 225 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shiri?
225 babies have been named Shiri since 1960. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 1978 with 12 births.
When was Shiri most popular?
Shiri was most popular in the 1980s decade with 70 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
Where is Shiri most popular?
The top states for the name Shiri are California (5 births).
How long has the name Shiri been used?
Shiri has been recorded in Social Security data since 1960, spanning 66 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Shiri?
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.

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, 1960–2025 (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.