Shirlean
- Last seen for girls in 1971 at #6,006
- Peak · girls
- 1949 · 18 births
- Debut · girls
- 10 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 336since 1937
Shirlean over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Shirlean has never cracked the top 2,000 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
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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| 1971 | #6,006 | 8 |
| 1970 | #7,995 | 5 |
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| 1968 | #5,642 | 7 |
| 1967 | #6,804 | 5 |
| 1966 | #4,493 | 9 |
| 1965 | #5,289 | 7 |
| 1964 | #4,355 | 10 |
| 1963 | #5,296 | 7 |
| 1962 | #3,592 | 13 |
| 1961 | #3,608 | 13 |
| 1960 | #2,649 | 21 |
| 1959 | #2,678 | 19 |
| 1958 | #3,925 | 10 |
| 1957 | #3,150 | 14 |
| 1956 | #2,826 | 17 |
| 1955 | #4,376 | 8 |
| 1954 | #3,718 | 10 |
| 1953 | #4,226 | 8 |
| 1952 | #4,483 | 7 |
| 1951 | #4,011 | 8 |
| 1950 | #2,652 | 15 |
| 1949 | #2,340 | 18 |
| 1948 | #2,828 | 13 |
| 1947 | #4,007 | 8 |
| 1946 | #4,417 | 6 |
| 1945 | #2,458 | 13 |
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| 1943 | #3,801 | 7 |
| 1942 | #3,194 | 9 |
| 1941 | #3,954 | 6 |
| 1940 | #2,424 | 12 |
| 1939 | #3,429 | 7 |
| 1938 | #3,847 | 6 |
| 1937 | #2,735 | 10 |
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First appearance
1937
The first year at least five girls were named Shirlean! It came in at #2,735, and was given to 10 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1944, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Shirlean is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more girls named Shirlean in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
See more about Shirlean
Momentum · girls
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1971
Rise & fade · girls
12 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1937
- Peaked 1949 at #2,340 (18 births)
- Births halved by 1951, 2 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Never in the top 1,000
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · girls
1 in 95,049
- Highest: 1 in 95,049 girls born in 1949 were named Shirlean (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 207,978 girls born in 1971 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1950s
- 34.5% of all girls named Shirlean (116) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
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| 1930s | 23 | #2,735 (1937) | #3,337 |
| 1940s | 92 | #2,340 (1949) | #3,269 |
| 1950s | 116 | #2,652 (1950) | #3,605 |
| 1960s | 92 | #2,649 (1960) | #4,636 |
| 1970s | 13 | #6,006 (1971) | #7,001 |
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.
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