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Shirla and Shirley side by side: Shirla peaked in 1936 and Shirley in 1935; in 2025 they were given to 0 and 133 babies.

Shirla and Shirley, year by year

Babies given each name per year
Shirla and Shirley births by year10k20k30k40k50k18801900192019401960198020002025ShirleyShirla
Shirla and Shirley births by year10k20k30k40k50k18801900192019401960198020002025ShirleyShirla
Shirla and Shirley births by year10k20k30k40k50k1880190519301955198020052025ShirleyShirla
Shirla and Shirley births by year10k20k30k40k50k1880193019802025ShirleyShirla

Girls and boys together; Shirla solid, Shirley dashed.

Shirla and Shirley compared
ShirlaShirley
Births 20250133
Rank 2025not ranked#1,586 among girls’ names
Recorded since 1880154695,934
Peak year19361935
Girls100%99%
Alive, estimatedunder 100296,000
Median agen/a77

Both names: SSA national file, published May 8, 2026, and SSA’s cohort life tables.

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