Girls' name · since 1932
Shirline
180 babies named Shirline in U.S. Social Security records since 1932, with the highest year being 1936. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #20,925 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 180
- born since 1932
- 1940s
- peak decade
180 girls have been named Shirline since 1932, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shirline has been recorded 180 times among girls since 1932, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1940s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1932 to 1967.
- #20,925 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 180 born since 1932
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shirline ranks #20,925 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 180 born since 1932, peaking in the 1940s.
- #20,925 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 180
- born since 1932
- 1940s
- peak decade
Shirline's 180 recorded births place it above 71.06% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shirline's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shirline splits its recorded history at 1948: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1932 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1936 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shirline popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1932–1967
- Peak year (1936)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Shirline by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (59 births, 33% of the file).
1940s was Shirline's strongest decade.
59 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Shirline births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s
1930s
43 births
- 1940s
1940s
59 births
- 1950s
1950s
45 births
- 1960s
1960s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 59 births (33% of all-time use).
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- Shirline's usage has stayed within range of its 1940s decade-level peak (59 total births) through the 1960s (33) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shirline: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1936)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1932–1967 (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 Shirline 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.