Girls' name · since 1919
Shirle
Shirle has 104 recorded births since 1919 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1935 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #26,727 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 104
- born since 1919
- 1930s
- peak decade
Shirle sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 104 recorded since 1919.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shirle has been recorded 104 times among girls since 1919, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1930s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 1964.
- #26,727 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 104 born since 1919
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shirle ranks #26,727 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 104 born since 1919, peaking in the 1930s.
- #26,727 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 104
- born since 1919
- 1930s
- peak decade
Shirle's 104 recorded births place it above 63.02% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shirle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shirle splits its recorded history at 1934: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1924 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1935 peak of 17 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shirle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–1964
- Peak year (1935)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Shirle by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (45 births, 43% of the file).
1930s was Shirle's strongest decade.
45 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Shirle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 1920s
1920s
33 births
- 1930s
1930s
45 births
- 1940s 10
1940s
10 births
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 45 births (43% of all-time use).
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What to do with Shirle's data
- Shirle's decade-level peak was the 1930s (45 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shirle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1935)
Similar record span (~45 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, 1919–1964 (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 Shirle 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.