Names / Girl names
Shirley
Current rank
#1,586
holding steady
All-time peak
#2
in 1935
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
695,900
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #2 in 1935 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Bright meadow. The name was first recorded in U.S. records in 1880. It now sits outside the national top 1,000, which keeps it uncommon. Its strongest year was 1935, at #2 nationally. More than 695,900 children have been given the name overall.