Shirley Girl
How popular is Shirley?
#1,581 girl name in 2025
133 baby girls were named Shirley in the US in 2025, making it the 1581st most popular girl name.
323,342living people named Shirley (est.)
78median age of people named Shirley
695,934babies named Shirley since 1880
1 in 24,927US babies born in 2025
Shirley popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,581 for girls (▼ 129 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 133 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-27% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,311 in 2015, #1,545 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1935 (42,366 girls) |
| Highest rank | #2 in 1935 (2 years at that rank) |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Shirley is most popular
Babies named Shirley per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- New York: 0.2 per 1,000 (69 girls)
- Ohio: 0.1 per 1,000 (23 girls)
- California: 0.1 per 1,000 (78 girls)
- New Jersey: 0.1 per 1,000 (16 girls)
- Massachusetts: 0.1 per 1,000 (10 girls)
Shirley by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 179 | #371 |
| 1890s | 535 | #346 |
| 1900s | 1,710 | #196 |
| 1910s | 12,742 | #89 |
| 1920s | 98,602 | #9 |
| 1930s | 229,380 | #2 |
| 1940s | 171,780 | #9 |
| 1950s | 108,807 | #19 |
| 1960s | 38,078 | #70 |
| 1970s | 10,520 | #193 |
| 1980s | 5,072 | #380 |
| 1990s | 3,692 | #508 |
| 2000s | 2,735 | #778 |
| 2010s | 1,752 | #1,205 |
| 2020s | 799 | #1,452 |
Girl names about as popular as Shirley
Questions
- Is Shirley a boy or girl name?
- Shirley is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Shirley were girls.
- How popular is the name Shirley?
- 133 baby girls were named Shirley in the US in 2025, making it the 1581st most popular girl name.
- When was Shirley most popular?
- Shirley peaked in 1935, when 42,366 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #2, held for 2 years starting in 1935.
- How many people are named Shirley?
- 695,934 babies have been named Shirley in the US since 1880. We estimate about 323,342 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 78.
- Where is Shirley most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Shirley was most common in New York, at 0.2 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.