Shirley Popularity by Year
Follow Shirley across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Shirley birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Girls | 133 | #1,581 | Down 129 places |
| 2024 | Girls | 151 | #1,452 | Up 82 places |
| 2023 | Girls | 139 | #1,534 | Up 49 places |
| 2022 | Girls | 134 | #1,583 | Up 302 places |
| 2021 | Girls | 105 | #1,885 | Down 340 places |
| 2020 | Girls | 137 | #1,545 | Down 62 places |
| 2019 | Girls | 148 | #1,483 | Down 36 places |
| 2018 | Girls | 152 | #1,447 | Down 173 places |
| 2017 | Girls | 185 | #1,274 | Up 112 places |
| 2016 | Girls | 168 | #1,386 | Down 75 places |
| 2015 | Girls | 181 | #1,311 | Down 106 places |
| 2014 | Girls | 202 | #1,205 | Up 133 places |
| 2013 | Girls | 174 | #1,338 | Down 4 places |
| 2012 | Girls | 176 | #1,334 | Down 68 places |
| 2011 | Girls | 188 | #1,266 | Up 51 places |
| 2010 | Girls | 178 | #1,317 | Down 226 places |
| 2009 | Girls | 233 | #1,091 | Down 186 places |
| 2008 | Girls | 304 | #905 | Up 32 places |
| 2007 | Girls | 288 | #937 | Up 89 places |
| 2006 | Girls | 249 | #1,026 | Down 141 places |
| 2005 | Girls | 285 | #885 | Up 102 places |
| 2004 | Girls | 240 | #987 | Down 199 places |
| 2003 | Girls | 313 | #788 | Up 90 places |
| 2002 | Girls | 259 | #878 | Down 100 places |
| 2001 | Girls | 305 | #778 | Up 72 places |
| 2000 | Girls | 259 | #850 | Up 64 places |
| 1999 | Girls | 231 | #914 | Down 172 places |
| 1998 | Girls | 293 | #742 | Down 82 places |
| 1997 | Girls | 333 | #660 | Down 6 places |
| 1996 | Girls | 339 | #654 | Down 20 places |
| 1995 | Girls | 343 | #634 | Down 41 places |
| 1994 | Girls | 380 | #593 | Down 14 places |
| 1993 | Boys | 7 | #6,816 | Up 1,619 places |
| 1993 | Girls | 406 | #579 | Down 49 places |
| 1992 | Boys | 5 | #8,435 | Down 2,009 places |
| 1992 | Girls | 449 | #530 | Down 9 places |
| 1991 | Girls | 446 | #521 | Down 12 places |
| 1990 | Girls | 472 | #509 | Up 3 places |
| 1989 | Girls | 457 | #512 | Down 21 places |
| 1988 | Boys | 6 | #6,426 | Down 337 places |
| 1988 | Girls | 462 | #491 | Down 18 places |
| 1987 | Boys | 6 | #6,089 | Up 632 places |
| 1987 | Girls | 459 | #473 | Up 18 places |
| 1986 | Boys | 5 | #6,721 | Down 198 places |
| 1986 | Girls | 435 | #491 | Down 50 places |
| 1985 | Boys | 5 | #6,523 | Down 208 places |
| 1985 | Girls | 494 | #441 | Down 3 places |
| 1984 | Boys | 5 | #6,315 | Down 2,431 places |
| 1984 | Girls | 477 | #438 | Down 10 places |
| 1983 | Boys | 10 | #3,884 | Up 1,119 places |
| 1983 | Girls | 505 | #428 | Down 44 places |
| 1982 | Boys | 7 | #5,003 | Down 508 places |
| 1982 | Girls | 601 | #384 | Up 6 places |
| 1981 | Girls | 579 | #390 | Down 10 places |
| 1980 | Boys | 8 | #4,495 | Up 347 places |
| 1980 | Girls | 603 | #380 | Down 34 places |
| 1979 | Boys | 7 | #4,842 | Down 985 places |
| 1979 | Girls | 671 | #346 | Down 10 places |
| 1978 | Boys | 9 | #3,857 | Down 762 places |
| 1978 | Girls | 647 | #336 | Down 29 places |
| 1977 | Girls | 777 | #307 | Down 30 places |
| 1976 | Boys | 12 | #3,095 | Up 1,702 places |
| 1976 | Girls | 834 | #277 | Up 1 places |
| 1975 | Boys | 6 | #4,797 | Down 1,851 places |
| 1975 | Girls | 875 | #278 | Down 24 places |
| 1974 | Boys | 12 | #2,946 | Up 1,108 places |
| 1974 | Girls | 1,010 | #254 | Down 37 places |
| 1973 | Boys | 7 | #4,054 | Down 1,395 places |
| 1973 | Girls | 1,155 | #217 | Down 8 places |
| 1972 | Boys | 13 | #2,659 | Down 456 places |
| 1972 | Girls | 1,334 | #209 | Down 16 places |
| 1971 | Boys | 18 | #2,203 | Down 145 places |
| 1971 | Girls | 1,588 | #193 | Up 5 places |
| 1970 | Boys | 19 | #2,058 | Down 416 places |
| 1970 | Girls | 1,629 | #198 | Down 25 places |
| 1969 | Boys | 25 | #1,642 | Up 669 places |
| 1969 | Girls | 1,867 | #173 | Down 23 places |
| 1968 | Boys | 13 | #2,311 | Down 947 places |
| 1968 | Girls | 2,142 | #150 | Down 8 places |
| 1967 | Boys | 31 | #1,364 | Down 105 places |
| 1967 | Girls | 2,508 | #142 | Down 19 places |
| 1966 | Boys | 36 | #1,259 | Up 127 places |
| 1966 | Girls | 2,919 | #123 | Down 12 places |
| 1965 | Boys | 31 | #1,386 | Up 124 places |
| 1965 | Girls | 3,370 | #111 | Down 8 places |
| 1964 | Boys | 27 | #1,510 | Up 3 places |
| 1964 | Girls | 3,967 | #103 | Down 4 places |
| 1963 | Boys | 27 | #1,513 | Down 218 places |
| 1963 | Girls | 4,387 | #99 | Down 3 places |
| 1962 | Boys | 36 | #1,295 | Up 8 places |
| 1962 | Girls | 4,869 | #96 | Down 11 places |
| 1961 | Boys | 37 | #1,303 | Down 151 places |
| 1961 | Girls | 5,638 | #85 | Down 15 places |
| 1960 | Boys | 46 | #1,152 | Up 60 places |
| 1960 | Girls | 6,411 | #70 | Down 9 places |
| 1959 | Boys | 41 | #1,212 | Down 163 places |
| 1959 | Girls | 7,284 | #61 | Down 9 places |
| 1958 | Boys | 53 | #1,049 | Down 83 places |
| 1958 | Girls | 8,088 | #52 | Down 6 places |
| 1957 | Boys | 62 | #966 | Up 53 places |
| 1957 | Girls | 8,855 | #46 | Down 5 places |
| 1956 | Boys | 54 | #1,019 | Up 35 places |
| 1956 | Girls | 9,429 | #41 | Down 4 places |
| 1955 | Boys | 51 | #1,054 | Down 146 places |
| 1955 | Girls | 9,755 | #37 | Down 4 places |
| 1954 | Boys | 66 | #908 | Down 40 places |
| 1954 | Girls | 10,909 | #33 | Down 4 places |
| 1953 | Boys | 68 | #868 | Down 18 places |
| 1953 | Girls | 12,148 | #29 | Down 1 places |
| 1952 | Boys | 67 | #850 | Down 51 places |
| 1952 | Girls | 12,529 | #28 | Down 1 places |
| 1951 | Boys | 78 | #799 | Down 41 places |
| 1951 | Girls | 13,919 | #27 | Down 8 places |
| 1950 | Boys | 82 | #758 | Down 4 places |
| 1950 | Girls | 15,891 | #19 | Down 1 places |
| 1949 | Boys | 83 | #754 | Up 48 places |
| 1949 | Girls | 17,281 | #18 | Up 2 places |
| 1948 | Boys | 71 | #802 | Down 191 places |
| 1948 | Girls | 16,121 | #20 | Down 1 places |
| 1947 | Boys | 124 | #611 | Down 77 places |
| 1947 | Girls | 17,648 | #19 | Down 1 places |
| 1946 | Boys | 145 | #534 | Down 34 places |
| 1946 | Girls | 17,870 | #18 | Down 4 places |
| 1945 | Boys | 143 | #500 | Up 37 places |
| 1945 | Girls | 16,150 | #14 | Up 1 places |
| 1944 | Boys | 128 | #537 | Down 75 places |
| 1944 | Girls | 16,309 | #15 | Down 3 places |
| 1943 | Boys | 186 | #462 | Down 35 places |
| 1943 | Girls | 17,816 | #12 | No rank change |
| 1942 | Boys | 205 | #427 | Up 19 places |
| 1942 | Girls | 17,750 | #12 | Down 2 places |
| 1941 | Boys | 174 | #446 | Down 57 places |
| 1941 | Girls | 16,954 | #10 | Down 1 places |
| 1940 | Boys | 214 | #389 | Down 21 places |
| 1940 | Girls | 17,881 | #9 | Down 4 places |
| 1939 | Boys | 238 | #368 | Down 28 places |
| 1939 | Girls | 20,447 | #5 | No rank change |
| 1938 | Boys | 265 | #340 | Down 47 places |
| 1938 | Girls | 23,766 | #5 | Down 1 places |
| 1937 | Boys | 337 | #293 | Down 16 places |
| 1937 | Girls | 26,823 | #4 | Down 2 places |
| 1936 | Boys | 381 | #277 | Down 18 places |
| 1936 | Girls | 35,161 | #2 | No rank change |
| 1935 | Boys | 435 | #259 | Up 59 places |
| 1935 | Girls | 42,366 | #2 | Up 2 places |
| 1934 | Boys | 288 | #318 | Up 54 places |
| 1934 | Girls | 22,841 | #4 | Up 5 places |
| 1933 | Boys | 213 | #372 | Down 15 places |
| 1933 | Girls | 14,320 | #9 | No rank change |
| 1932 | Boys | 242 | #357 | Up 5 places |
| 1932 | Girls | 14,476 | #9 | No rank change |
| 1931 | Boys | 239 | #362 | Down 25 places |
| 1931 | Girls | 14,405 | #9 | Up 2 places |
| 1930 | Boys | 273 | #337 | Up 9 places |
| 1930 | Girls | 14,775 | #11 | Down 2 places |
| 1929 | Boys | 263 | #346 | Up 24 places |
| 1929 | Girls | 14,576 | #9 | Up 1 places |
| 1928 | Boys | 249 | #370 | Up 7 places |
| 1928 | Girls | 14,215 | #10 | Down 1 places |
| 1927 | Boys | 242 | #377 | Up 32 places |
| 1927 | Girls | 13,314 | #9 | Up 5 places |
| 1926 | Boys | 214 | #409 | Down 7 places |
| 1926 | Girls | 11,762 | #14 | Up 3 places |
| 1925 | Boys | 223 | #402 | Up 5 places |
| 1925 | Girls | 10,513 | #17 | Up 2 places |
| 1924 | Boys | 226 | #407 | Down 16 places |
| 1924 | Girls | 9,489 | #19 | Up 7 places |
| 1923 | Boys | 231 | #391 | Up 7 places |
| 1923 | Girls | 7,918 | #26 | Up 13 places |
| 1922 | Boys | 229 | #398 | Up 6 places |
| 1922 | Girls | 6,407 | #39 | Up 5 places |
| 1921 | Boys | 227 | #404 | Up 23 places |
| 1921 | Girls | 5,695 | #44 | Up 12 places |
| 1920 | Boys | 196 | #427 | Down 9 places |
| 1920 | Girls | 4,713 | #56 | Up 33 places |
| 1919 | Boys | 197 | #418 | Up 22 places |
| 1919 | Girls | 3,149 | #89 | Up 8 places |
| 1918 | Boys | 182 | #440 | Down 8 places |
| 1918 | Girls | 2,654 | #97 | Up 26 places |
| 1917 | Boys | 172 | #432 | Up 15 places |
| 1917 | Girls | 1,800 | #123 | Up 37 places |
| 1916 | Boys | 155 | #447 | Down 33 places |
| 1916 | Girls | 1,245 | #160 | Up 2 places |
| 1915 | Boys | 171 | #414 | Down 12 places |
| 1915 | Girls | 1,135 | #162 | Down 2 places |
| 1914 | Boys | 141 | #402 | Up 4 places |
| 1914 | Girls | 906 | #160 | Up 9 places |
| 1913 | Boys | 113 | #406 | Up 78 places |
| 1913 | Girls | 684 | #169 | Up 29 places |
| 1912 | Boys | 66 | #484 | Up 13 places |
| 1912 | Girls | 489 | #198 | No rank change |
| 1911 | Boys | 35 | #497 | Up 85 places |
| 1911 | Girls | 362 | #198 | Up 4 places |
| 1910 | Boys | 24 | #582 | Down 146 places |
| 1910 | Girls | 318 | #202 | Up 1 places |
| 1909 | Boys | 33 | #436 | Up 105 places |
| 1909 | Girls | 281 | #203 | Down 7 places |
| 1908 | Boys | 22 | #541 | Up 75 places |
| 1908 | Girls | 284 | #196 | Up 11 places |
| 1907 | Boys | 17 | #616 | Down 151 places |
| 1907 | Girls | 247 | #207 | Up 27 places |
| 1906 | Boys | 23 | #465 | Up 127 places |
| 1906 | Girls | 187 | #234 | Up 22 places |
| 1905 | Boys | 16 | #592 | Down 161 places |
| 1905 | Girls | 162 | #256 | Up 12 places |
| 1904 | Boys | 24 | #431 | Up 96 places |
| 1904 | Girls | 138 | #268 | Up 41 places |
| 1903 | Boys | 17 | #527 | Down 87 places |
| 1903 | Girls | 102 | #309 | No rank change |
| 1902 | Boys | 22 | #440 | Up 243 places |
| 1902 | Girls | 104 | #309 | Down 4 places |
| 1901 | Boys | 10 | #683 | Down 290 places |
| 1901 | Girls | 95 | #305 | Up 17 places |
| 1900 | Boys | 32 | #393 | Up 128 places |
| 1900 | Girls | 110 | #322 | Up 24 places |
| 1899 | Boys | 14 | #521 | Up 22 places |
| 1899 | Girls | 74 | #346 | Up 26 places |
| 1898 | Boys | 15 | #543 | Down 121 places |
| 1898 | Girls | 70 | #372 | No rank change |
| 1897 | Boys | 20 | #422 | Up 219 places |
| 1897 | Girls | 61 | #372 | Up 11 places |
| 1896 | Boys | 12 | #641 | Down 294 places |
| 1896 | Girls | 55 | #383 | Up 50 places |
| 1895 | Boys | 28 | #347 | Up 52 places |
| 1895 | Girls | 43 | #433 | Down 26 places |
| 1894 | Boys | 22 | #399 | Up 80 places |
| 1894 | Girls | 47 | #407 | Down 33 places |
| 1893 | Boys | 15 | #479 | Up 46 places |
| 1893 | Girls | 52 | #374 | Down 28 places |
| 1892 | Boys | 15 | #525 | Down 69 places |
| 1892 | Girls | 58 | #346 | Up 77 places |
| 1891 | Boys | 15 | #456 | Down 41 places |
| 1891 | Girls | 35 | #423 | Down 23 places |
| 1890 | Boys | 19 | #415 | Up 110 places |
| 1890 | Girls | 40 | #400 | Down 29 places |
| 1889 | Boys | 13 | #525 | Up 3 places |
| 1889 | Girls | 42 | #371 | Up 68 places |
| 1888 | Boys | 14 | #528 | Up 103 places |
| 1888 | Girls | 32 | #439 | Up 60 places |
| 1887 | Boys | 9 | #631 | Down 200 places |
| 1887 | Girls | 20 | #499 | Up 57 places |
| 1886 | Boys | 17 | #431 | Up 8 places |
| 1886 | Girls | 16 | #556 | Down 14 places |
| 1885 | Boys | 17 | #439 | Up 131 places |
| 1885 | Girls | 16 | #542 | Down 63 places |
| 1884 | Boys | 11 | #570 | Down 73 places |
| 1884 | Girls | 18 | #479 | Down 28 places |
| 1883 | Boys | 13 | #497 | Up 79 places |
| 1883 | Girls | 18 | #451 | Up 183 places |
| 1882 | Boys | 11 | #576 | Up 130 places |
| 1882 | Girls | 9 | #634 | Down 6 places |
| 1881 | Boys | 7 | #706 | Down 106 places |
| 1880 | Boys | 10 | #600 | — |
| 1880 | Girls | 8 | #628 | — |