Recorded 1935–1953 Girls' name Peak 1949 22 births

Shirli — girls' name

22 babies named Shirli in U.S. Social Security records since 1935, with the highest year being 1949. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s51940s121950s5

The verdict

22 girls have been named Shirli since 1935, peaking in the 1940s, last recorded in 1953.

22
total births
1935–1953
years on record
1940s
peak decade
55%
born in that decade
1940s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Shirli was born in this single decade.

1949
Single peak year

7 babies were named Shirli in 1949 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shirli

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Shirli between 1935 and 1953, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shirli currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1953. The name reached its historical peak in 1949, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shirli performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shirli shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shirli 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 22 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.

Shirli at a glance

Last recorded 1953

Total births

22

Since 1935

19 years of records

Peak year

1949

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1953

Active since

1935

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 1953

Shirli popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–1935

Last recorded 1953
Peak year (1949)
7
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
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Shirli by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
12 births that decade — 55% of Shirli's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shirli?
22 babies have been named Shirli since 1935. It was last recorded in 1953. The peak year was 1949 with 7 births.
When was Shirli most popular?
Shirli was most popular in the 1940s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1949.
How long has the name Shirli been used?
Shirli has been recorded in Social Security data since 1935, spanning 19 years of data through 1953.
What names are similar to Shirli?
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, 1935–1953 (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.