Recorded 1929–1945 Girls' name Peak 1945 32 births

Shirleyan — girls' name

32 babies named Shirleyan in U.S. Social Security records since 1929, with the highest year being 1945. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51930s51940s22

The verdict

32 girls have been named Shirleyan since 1929, peaking in the 1940s, last recorded in 1945.

32
total births
1929–1945
years on record
1940s
peak decade
69%
born in that decade
1940s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Shirleyan was born in this single decade.

1945
Single peak year

17 babies were named Shirleyan in 1945 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shirleyan

The Social Security Administration has registered 32 babies named Shirleyan between 1929 and 1945, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shirleyan currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1945. The name reached its historical peak in 1945, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shirleyan performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 22 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shirleyan shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shirleyan 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 32 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.

Shirleyan at a glance

Last recorded 1945

Total births

32

Since 1929

17 years of records

Peak year

1945

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1945

Active since

1929

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 1945

Shirleyan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1945–1929

Last recorded 1945
Peak year (1945)
17
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
05101520 1945194019351929 5

Shirleyan by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
22 births that decade — 69% of Shirleyan's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shirleyan?
32 babies have been named Shirleyan since 1929. It was last recorded in 1945. The peak year was 1945 with 17 births.
When was Shirleyan most popular?
Shirleyan was most popular in the 1940s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 1945.
How long has the name Shirleyan been used?
Shirleyan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1929, spanning 17 years of data through 1945.
What names are similar to Shirleyan?
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, 1929–1945 (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.