Shirlette — girls' name

What the Data Says About Shirlette

The Social Security Administration has registered 68 babies named Shirlette between 1955 and 1974, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shirlette currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1974. The name reached its historical peak in 1961, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shirlette performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 44 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shirlette shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shirlette 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 68 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.