Girls' name · since 1936
Sirley
Since 1936, U.S. Social Security records show 35 babies named Sirley, peaking in 1946. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #39,296 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 35
- born since 1936
- 1940s
- peak decade
35 girls have been named Sirley since 1936, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Sirley has 35 recorded births among girls since 1936, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1936 to 2006.
- #39,296 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 35 born since 1936
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sirley ranks #39,296 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 35 born since 1936, peaking in the 1940s.
- #39,296 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 35
- born since 1936
- 1940s
- peak decade
Sirley's 35 recorded births place it above 45.6% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Sirley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sirley splits its recorded history at 1998: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1944 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1946 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sirley popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1936–2006
- Peak year (1946)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 71 years of records
Sirley by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (12 births, 34% of the file).
1940s was Sirley's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Sirley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s
1930s
6 births
- 1940s
1940s
12 births
- 1990s
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 12 births (34% of all-time use).
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- Sirley's usage has stayed within range of its 1940s decade-level peak (12 total births) through the 2000s (12) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Sirley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~70 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, 1936–2006 (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 Sirley 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.