Girls' name · since 1929
Shirleyan
Shirleyan has 32 recorded births since 1929 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1945 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #40,347 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 32
- born since 1929
- 1940s
- peak decade
Shirleyan is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 32 have been recorded since 1929.
Social Security Administration records show Shirleyan recorded 32 times among girls since 1929, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1940s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1929 to 1945.
- #40,347 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 32 born since 1929
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shirleyan ranks #40,347 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 32 born since 1929, peaking in the 1940s.
- #40,347 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 32
- born since 1929
- 1940s
- peak decade
Shirleyan's 32 recorded births place it above 44.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shirleyan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shirleyan's SSA record in two at 1940 and the more recent half accounts for 69% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 31%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1929, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1945 peak of 17, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shirleyan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1929–1945
- Peak year (1945)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Shirleyan by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (22 births, 69% of the file).
1940s was Shirleyan's strongest decade.
22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.
Shirleyan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s
1940s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 22 births (69% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shirleyan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1945)
Similar record span (~16 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, 1929–1945 (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 Shirleyan 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.