Recorded 1955–1971 Girls' name Peak 1965 24 births

Shirletta — girls' name

24 babies named Shirletta in U.S. Social Security records since 1955, with the highest year being 1965. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51960s131970s6

The verdict

24 girls have been named Shirletta since 1955, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1971.

24
total births
1955–1971
years on record
1960s
peak decade
54%
born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Shirletta was born in this single decade.

1965
Single peak year

7 babies were named Shirletta in 1965 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shirletta

The Social Security Administration has registered 24 babies named Shirletta between 1955 and 1971, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shirletta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1971. The name reached its historical peak in 1965, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shirletta performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shirletta shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shirletta 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 24 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.

Shirletta at a glance

Last recorded 1971

Total births

24

Since 1955

17 years of records

Peak year

1965

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1971

Active since

1955

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 1971

Shirletta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1955

Last recorded 1971
Peak year (1965)
7
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1971196519631955 5

Shirletta by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
13 births that decade — 54% of Shirletta's all-time total
1950s51960s131970s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shirletta?
24 babies have been named Shirletta since 1955. It was last recorded in 1971. The peak year was 1965 with 7 births.
When was Shirletta most popular?
Shirletta was most popular in the 1960s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1965.
How long has the name Shirletta been used?
Shirletta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1955, spanning 17 years of data through 1971.
What names are similar to Shirletta?
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, 1955–1971 (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.