NameTides

Shirley

Shirley was the #1,581 girls' name in the US in 2025 (133 babies), and #4,201 in England & Wales.

Shirley as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • NSW
Shirley as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.012.52537.55018801900192019401960198020002020USEngland & Wales
Shirley as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.012.52537.5501880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales publishes its top 100 only, so it appears in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanadaNSW
2025#1,581 (133)#4,201 (5)—————
2024#1,452 (151)#3,016 (8)———#2,445 (8)—
2023#1,534 (139)#3,219 (7)——#856 (3)#2,366 (8)—
2022#1,583 (134)#3,149 (7)———#1,854 (11)—
2021#1,885 (105)#5,581 (3)———#1,454 (16)—
2020#1,545 (137)#2,843 (8)———#1,557 (14)—
2019#1,483 (148)#5,591 (3)———#1,600 (14)—
2018#1,447 (152)#3,178 (7)———#1,376 (17)—
2017#1,274 (185)#3,583 (6)———#1,123 (22)—
2016#1,386 (168)#2,233 (12)——#661 (5)#1,335 (18)—
2015#1,311 (181)#3,252 (7)———#1,874 (11)—
2014#1,205 (202)#3,514 (6)———#1,279 (19)—
2013#1,338 (174)————#1,305 (18)—
2012#1,334 (176)#2,521 (10)———#2,601 (7)—
2011#1,266 (188)#3,185 (7)—#444 (3)#798 (4)#1,305 (18)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1935 at #2.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 12,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 12,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 50,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Shirley is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 10,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 8,100 to 1 in 13,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Shirley by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #835MNIllinois: #927ILMichigan: #1,210MINew York: #1,028NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #1,438OHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: #1,036NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,830CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #1,180VAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #1,127TNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #1,533GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,636TXFlorida: #1,545FL
Shirley (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
ShirleyCanadaGirls—too few
ShirleyEngland & WalesGirls#4,2015
ShirleyIrelandGirls—too few
ShirleyNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
ShirleyNSWGirls—too few
ShirleyScotlandGirls—too few
ShirleyUSGirls#1,581133
ShirleyUSBoys—too few