Recorded 1936–2006 Girls' name Peak 1946 35 births

Sirley — girls' name

35 babies named Sirley in U.S. Social Security records since 1936, with the highest year being 1946. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s61940s121990s52000s12

The verdict

35 girls have been named Sirley since 1936, peaking in the 1940s, last recorded in 2006.

35
total births
1936–2006
years on record
1940s
peak decade
34%
born in that decade
1940s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Sirley was born in this single decade.

1946
Single peak year

7 babies were named Sirley in 1946 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sirley

The Social Security Administration has registered 35 babies named Sirley between 1936 and 2006, spanning 71 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sirley currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1946, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sirley performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Sirley shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sirley 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 35 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.

Sirley at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

35

Since 1936

71 years of records

Peak year

1946

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1936

Recorded for 71 years

Last year on file: 2006

Sirley popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1936

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1946)
7
Annual births at peak — across 71 years of records
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Sirley by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
12 births that decade — 34% of Sirley's all-time total
1930s61940s121990s52000s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sirley?
35 babies have been named Sirley since 1936. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1946 with 7 births.
When was Sirley most popular?
Sirley was most popular in the 1940s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1946.
How long has the name Sirley been used?
Sirley has been recorded in Social Security data since 1936, spanning 71 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Sirley?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sirena, Siri, Sirenity, Siria, 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, 1936–2006 (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.