Girls' name · since 1925
Shirleen
1,790 babies named Shirleen in U.S. Social Security records since 1925, with the highest year being 1948. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,084 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,790
- born since 1925
- 1950s
- peak decade
Shirleen is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,790 have been recorded since 1925.
Shirleen has 1,790 recorded births among girls since 1925, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1925 to 2006.
- #5,084 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,790 born since 1925
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shirleen ranks #5,084 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,790 born since 1925, peaking in the 1950s.
- #5,084 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,790
- born since 1925
- 1950s
- peak decade
Shirleen's 1,790 recorded births place it above 92.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Shirleen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shirleen's SSA record in two at 1960 and the more recent half accounts for 34% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 66%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1925, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1948 peak of 82, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shirleen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1925–2006
- Peak year (1948)
- 82
- Annual births at peak, across 82 years of records
Shirleen by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (526 births, 29% of the file).
1950s was Shirleen's strongest decade.
526 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Shirleen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 27
1920s
27 births
- 1930s
1930s
241 births
- 1940s
1940s
384 births
- 1950s
1950s
526 births
- 1960s
1960s
362 births
- 1970s 145
1970s
145 births
- 1980s 65
1980s
65 births
- 1990s 27
1990s
27 births
- 2000s 13
2000s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 526 births (29% of all-time use).
How Shirleen compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Shirleen's total volume
Shirleen by state
Where Shirleen concentrates geographically, total births since 1925
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 60 | 3.4% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 24 | 1.3% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 23 | 1.3% |
| #4 | Utah | | 21 | 1.2% |
| #5 | Hawaii | | 16 | 0.9% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 11 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 10 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Florida | | 6 | 0.3% |
60 of 1,790 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Shirleen appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Shirleen's data
- Shirleen's decade-level peak was the 1950s (526 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Shirleens (60 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 Shirleen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1948)
Similar record span (~81 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, 1925–2006 (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 Shirleen 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.