Girls' name · since 1960
Shiri
Since 1960, U.S. Social Security records show 225 babies named Shiri, peaking in 1978. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #18,637 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,451 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 225
- born since 1960
- 1980s
- peak decade
Yes -- Shiri is the #13451 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 225 recorded since 1960.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shiri has been recorded 225 times among girls since 1960, currently ranked #13451 nationally and more common than 22% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 2025.
- #18,637 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,451 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 225 born since 1960
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shiri ranks #18,637 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,451 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 225 born since 1960, peaking in the 1980s.
- #18,637 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,451 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 225
- born since 1960
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shiri's 225 recorded births place it above 74.22% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Shiri compares
225 39th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Shiri's all-time total is 40% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Shiri | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 225 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 12 | 21 | 19,840 |
Shiri's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shiri's full recorded timeline at 1991, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1982, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1978 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shiri popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–2025
- Peak year (1978)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 66 years of records
Shiri by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (70 births, 31% of the file).
1980s was Shiri's strongest decade.
70 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Shiri births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s
1970s
35 births
- 1980s
1980s
70 births
- 1990s 26
1990s
26 births
- 2000s
2000s
60 births
- 2010s 15
2010s
15 births
- 2020s 13
2020s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 70 births (31% of all-time use).
Shiri by state
Where Shiri concentrates geographically, total births since 1960
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 2.2% |
5 of 225 births nationwide.
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What to do with Shiri's data
- Shiri's decade-level peak was the 1980s (70 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Shiris (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shiri: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1978)
Similar record span (~65 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, 1960–2025 (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 Shiri 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.