Shirrel — boys' name
17 babies named Shirrel in U.S. Social Security records since 1934, with the highest year being 1935. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
17 boys have been named Shirrel since 1934, peaking in the 1930s, last recorded in 1937.
- 17
- total births
- 1934–1937
- years on record
- 1930s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
100% of everyone ever named Shirrel was born in this single decade.
7 babies were named Shirrel in 1935 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Shirrel
The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Shirrel between 1934 and 1937, spanning 4 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Shirrel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1937. The name reached its historical peak in 1935, when 7 babies received it in a single year. Shirrel is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 10 additional births since 1958.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Shirrel performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Shirrel 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 17 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.
Shirrel at a glance
Last recorded 1937Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Shirrel popularity over time — boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1937–1934
- Peak year (1935)
- 7
- Annual births at peak — across 4 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1937.
17 total births across 4 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1935 with 7 births in a single year.
Shirrel popularity over time — girls
10 total births recorded since 1958 (Shirrel as girls' name)
Unisex use is substantial
The girls' variant of Shirrel accounts for 37% of total recorded use across both genders.
Shirrel by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1930s
- 17 births that decade — 100% of Shirrel's all-time total
Shirrel decade highlights
- Peak decade 17 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1930s was Shirrel's strongest decade
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 100% of all-time use.
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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, 1934–1937 (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.