Girls' name · since 1961
Shurla
Since 1961, U.S. Social Security records show 17 babies named Shurla, peaking in 1961. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #48,179 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 17
- born since 1961
- 1960s
- peak decade
17 girls have been named Shurla since 1961, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shurla has been recorded 17 times among girls since 1961, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 1961.
- #48,179 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 17 born since 1961
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shurla ranks #48,179 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 17 born since 1961, peaking in the 1960s.
- #48,179 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 17
- born since 1961
- 1960s
- peak decade
Shurla's 17 recorded births place it above 33.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shurla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–1961
- Peak year (1961)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 1 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1961.
17 total births across 1 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1961 with 17 births in a single year.
Shurla by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (17 births, 100% of the file).
1960s was Shurla's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Shurla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 17 births (100% of all-time use).
Shurla decade highlights
- Peak decade 17 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shurla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1961)
Similar record span (~0 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, 1961–1961 (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 Shurla 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.
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