Girls' name · since 1930
Shirla
Since 1930, U.S. Social Security records show 154 babies named Shirla, peaking in 1936. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #22,524 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 154
- born since 1930
- 1950s
- peak decade
154 girls have been named Shirla since 1930, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shirla has been recorded 154 times among girls since 1930, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1930 to 1965.
- #22,524 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 154 born since 1930
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shirla ranks #22,524 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 154 born since 1930, peaking in the 1950s.
- #22,524 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 154
- born since 1930
- 1950s
- peak decade
Shirla's 154 recorded births place it above 68.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shirla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shirla splits its recorded history at 1948: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1938 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1936 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shirla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1930–1965
- Peak year (1936)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Shirla by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (50 births, 32% of the file).
1950s was Shirla's strongest decade.
50 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Shirla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s
1930s
47 births
- 1940s
1940s
36 births
- 1950s
1950s
50 births
- 1960s
1960s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 50 births (32% of all-time use).
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What to do with Shirla's data
- Shirla's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (50 total births) through the 1960s (21) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Shirla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1936)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1930–1965 (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 Shirla 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.