Shirl
Last seen for girls in 1983 at #10,275 · Last seen for boys in 1966 at #3,948
Given to girls 74.7% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1964 · 210 births
- Debut · girls
- 7 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 1,323since 1934
Shirl over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
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| 1983 | #10,275 | 5 | — | |
| 1982 | #10,517 | 5 | — | |
| 1981 | #10,411 | 5 | — | |
| 1980 | #7,418 | 8 | — | |
| 1979 | #7,313 | 8 | — | |
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| 1977 | #8,444 | 6 | — | |
| 1976 | #8,156 | 6 | — | |
| 1975 | #3,950 | 16 | — | |
| 1974 | #6,900 | 7 | — | |
| 1973 | #3,635 | 17 | — | |
| 1972 | #2,747 | 25 | — | |
| 1971 | #3,266 | 20 | — | |
| 1970 | #3,311 | 19 | — | |
| 1969 | #2,058 | 37 | — | |
| 1968 | #2,246 | 29 | — | |
| 1967 | #1,617 | 49 | — | |
| 1966 | #1,416 | 60 | #3,948 | 5 |
| 1965 | #1,097 | 91 | — | |
| 1964 | #714 | 210 | #3,601 | 6 |
| 1963 | #847 | 152 | — | |
| 1962 | #1,304 | 72 | — | |
| 1961 | #1,598 | 50 | — | |
| 1960 | #1,655 | 46 | #3,337 | 7 |
| 1959 | #1,672 | 43 | #2,821 | 9 |
| 1958 | #1,657 | 42 | #2,818 | 9 |
| 1957 | #1,754 | 38 | — | |
| 1956 | #2,249 | 24 | #3,216 | 7 |
| 1955 | #2,411 | 21 | #3,505 | 6 |
| 1954 | #1,949 | 29 | #3,452 | 6 |
| 1953 | #2,363 | 20 | — | |
| 1952 | #1,713 | 33 | #2,514 | 10 |
| 1951 | #2,810 | 14 | #2,844 | 8 |
| 1950 | #1,955 | 24 | #3,021 | 7 |
| 1949 | #2,999 | 12 | #2,022 | 14 |
| 1948 | #2,701 | 14 | #2,326 | 11 |
| 1947 | #2,898 | 13 | #2,169 | 13 |
| 1946 | #2,597 | 14 | #2,403 | 10 |
| 1945 | #3,388 | 8 | #2,996 | 6 |
| 1944 | #3,139 | 9 | #2,309 | 10 |
| 1943 | — | #1,833 | 16 | |
| 1942 | — | #1,799 | 16 | |
| 1941 | #4,420 | 5 | #1,903 | 14 |
| 1940 | — | #2,179 | 11 | |
| 1939 | — | #1,578 | 18 | |
| 1938 | — | #1,439 | 22 | |
| 1937 | #4,255 | 5 | #1,913 | 14 |
| 1936 | — | #2,184 | 11 | |
| 1935 | #4,204 | 5 | #1,837 | 15 |
| 1934 | #3,449 | 7 | #2,393 | 10 |
| 1933 | — | #1,997 | 13 | |
| 1932 | — | #3,092 | 7 | |
| 1931 | — | #2,471 | 10 | |
| 1930 | — | #3,289 | 7 | |
| 1929 | — | #2,980 | 8 | |
| 1928 | — | #3,076 | 8 | |
| 1927 | — | #3,151 | 8 | |
| 1926 | — | #2,904 | 9 | |
| 1925 | — | #2,588 | 11 | |
| 1924 | — | #3,260 | 8 | |
| 1923 | — | #2,772 | 10 | |
| 1922 | — | #3,014 | 9 | |
| 1921 | — | #3,517 | 7 | |
| 1920 | — | #2,967 | 9 | |
| 1919 | — | #3,115 | 8 | |
| 1918 | — | #3,368 | 7 | |
| 1917 | — | #3,217 | 7 | |
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| 1915 | — | #2,310 | 11 | |
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The first year at least five girls were named Shirl! It came in at #3,449, and was given to 7 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1935–1943, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Shirl is popular in 1966
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- South Carolina#416 · 1 in 3,033
- Virginia#486 · 1 in 4,897
- North Carolina#639 · 1 in 7,938
- Pennsylvania#753 · 1 in 12,790
Best ever in a state: #307 in Maryland, 1963.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
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| South Carolina | #416 | 7 | 1 in 3,033 |
| Virginia | #486 | 7 | 1 in 4,897 |
| North Carolina | #639 | 5 | 1 in 7,938 |
| Pennsylvania | #753 | 7 | 1 in 12,790 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Shirl
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1983
- Biggest jump: 457 spots in 1963 (#1,304 → #847)
- Biggest drop: 383 spots in 1965 (#714 → #1,097)
- Debuted 1934
- Peaked 1964 at #714 (210 births)
- Births halved by 1965, 1 yr later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 2 yrs · run 1963–1964
- Highest: 1 in 9,023 girls born in 1964 were named Shirl (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 334,122 girls born in 1983 (0.00%)
- 60.2% of all girls named Shirl (796) were born in this decade
- Mostly boys until 1949, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 17 | #3,449 (1934) | #3,969 |
| 1940s | 75 | #2,597 (1946) | #3,163 |
| 1950s | 288 | #1,657 (1958) | #2,053 |
| 1960s | 796 | #714 (1964) | #1,455 |
| 1970s | 124 | #2,747 (1972) | #5,302 |
| 1980s | 23 | #7,418 (1980) | #9,655 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Shirl in 1966
Top girls' names in 1966
Top boys' names in 1966
More about 1966
girls
1,692,177 girls got a published name in 1966; 1 in 28,203 of them was named Shirl, which outranked 81.4% of the 7,624 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,403Nilsa61
- #1,403Shona61
- #1,403Zoraida61
- #1,416Shirl60
- #1,416Addie60
- #1,416Christel60
- #1,416Damita60
- #1,430Barrie59
- #1,430Chantal59
- #1,430Cinthia59
Tied with 13 names at #1,416; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,783,461 boys got a published name in 1966; 1 in 356,692 of them was named Shirl, which outranked 13.0% of the 4,540 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied with 592 names at #3,948; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.