Girls' name · since 1952
Shirlynn
48 babies named Shirlynn in U.S. Social Security records since 1952, with the highest year being 1960. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #35,557 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 48
- born since 1952
- 1950s
- peak decade
Shirlynn sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 48 recorded since 1952.
Shirlynn has 48 recorded births among girls since 1952, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1952 to 1989.
- #35,557 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 48 born since 1952
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shirlynn ranks #35,557 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 48 born since 1952, peaking in the 1950s.
- #35,557 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 48
- born since 1952
- 1950s
- peak decade
Shirlynn's 48 recorded births place it above 50.79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Shirlynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shirlynn splits its recorded history at 1956: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1953 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1960 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shirlynn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–1989
- Peak year (1960)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Shirlynn by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (26 births, 54% of the file).
1950s was Shirlynn's strongest decade.
26 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Shirlynn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
26 births
- 1960s
1960s
17 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 26 births (54% of all-time use).
Shirlynn by state
Where Shirlynn concentrates geographically, total births since 1952
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 10.4% |
5 of 48 births nationwide.
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- Shirlynn's decade-level peak was the 1950s (26 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Shirlynns (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shirlynn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1960)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1952–1989 (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 Shirlynn 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.