Recorded 1939–1964 Girls' name Peak 1946 181 births

Shyrl — girls' name

181 babies named Shyrl in U.S. Social Security records since 1939, with the highest year being 1946. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s61940s521950s811960s42

The verdict

181 girls have been named Shyrl since 1939, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1964.

181
total births
1939–1964
years on record
1950s
peak decade
45%
born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Shyrl was born in this single decade.

1946
Single peak year

14 babies were named Shyrl in 1946 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shyrl

The Social Security Administration has registered 181 babies named Shyrl between 1939 and 1964, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shyrl currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1964. The name reached its historical peak in 1946, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shyrl performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 81 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Shyrl shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shyrl 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 181 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.

Shyrl at a glance

Last recorded 1964

Total births

181

Since 1939

26 years of records

Peak year

1946

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1964

Active since

1939

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 1964

Shyrl popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–1939

Last recorded 1964
Peak year (1946)
14
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
46810121416 19641961195819551951194819451939 6

Shyrl by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
81 births that decade — 45% of Shyrl's all-time total
1930s61940s521950s811960s42

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shyrl?
181 babies have been named Shyrl since 1939. It was last recorded in 1964. The peak year was 1946 with 14 births.
When was Shyrl most popular?
Shyrl was most popular in the 1950s decade with 81 total births. The single peak year was 1946.
How long has the name Shyrl been used?
Shyrl has been recorded in Social Security data since 1939, spanning 26 years of data through 1964.
What names are similar to Shyrl?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Shyanne, Shyla, Shyann, Shylah, 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, 1939–1964 (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.