Primarily a girl's name · 99% girls
Origin: EnglishShirley is a given name and a surname originating from the English place-name Shirley, which is derived from the Old English elements scire or scīr and lēah. The name makes reference to the open space where the moot was held.
From Wikipedia
In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Shirley yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.
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Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 8 | #671 |
| 1882 | 9 | #670 |
| 1883 | 18 | #463 |
| 1884 | 18 | #498 |
| 1885 | 16 | #555 |
| 1886 | 16 | #570 |
| 1887 | 20 | #509 |
| 1888 | 32 | #442 |
| 1889 | 42 | #378 |
| 1890 | 40 | #405 |
| 1891 | 35 | #428 |
| 1892 | 58 | #347 |
| 1893 | 52 | #377 |
| 1894 | 47 | #408 |
| 1895 | 43 | #436 |
| 1896 | 55 | #384 |
| 1897 | 61 | #373 |
| 1898 | 70 | #373 |
| 1899 | 74 | #347 |
| 1900 | 110 | #324 |
| 1901 | 95 | #308 |
| 1902 | 104 | #311 |
| 1903 | 102 | #309 |
| 1904 | 138 | #272 |
| 1905 | 162 | #257 |
| 1906 | 187 | #234 |
| 1907 | 247 | #208 |
| 1908 | 284 | #198 |
| 1909 | 281 | #203 |
| 1910 | 318 | #204 |
| 1911 | 362 | #198 |
| 1912 | 489 | #198 |
| 1913 | 684 | #169 |
| 1914 | 906 | #160 |
| 1915 | 1,135 | #162 |
| 1916 | 1,245 | #160 |
| 1917 | 1,800 | #123 |
| 1918 | 2,654 | #97 |
| 1919 | 3,149 | #89 |
| 1920 | 4,713 | #56 |
| 1921 | 5,695 | #44 |
| 1922 | 6,407 | #39 |
| 1923 | 7,918 | #26 |
| 1924 | 9,489 | #19 |
| 1925 | 10,513 | #17 |
| 1926 | 11,761 | #14 |
| 1927 | 13,314 | #9 |
| 1928 | 14,215 | #10 |
| 1929 | 14,576 | #9 |
| 1930 | 14,775 | #11 |
| 1931 | 14,405 | #9 |
| 1932 | 14,476 | #9 |
| 1933 | 14,320 | #9 |
| 1934 | 22,841 | #4 |
| 1935 | 42,365 | #2 |
| 1936 | 35,162 | #2 |
| 1937 | 26,823 | #4 |
| 1938 | 23,766 | #5 |
| 1939 | 20,445 | #5 |
| 1940 | 17,880 | #9 |
| 1941 | 16,955 | #10 |
| 1942 | 17,749 | #12 |
| 1943 | 17,816 | #12 |
| 1944 | 16,310 | #15 |
| 1945 | 16,150 | #14 |
| 1946 | 17,869 | #18 |
| 1947 | 17,647 | #19 |
| 1948 | 16,122 | #20 |
| 1949 | 17,282 | #18 |
| 1950 | 15,891 | #19 |
| 1951 | 13,918 | #27 |
| 1952 | 12,529 | #28 |
| 1953 | 12,149 | #29 |
| 1954 | 10,908 | #33 |
| 1955 | 9,756 | #37 |
| 1956 | 9,429 | #41 |
| 1957 | 8,855 | #46 |
| 1958 | 8,088 | #52 |
| 1959 | 7,284 | #61 |
| 1960 | 6,410 | #70 |
| 1961 | 5,638 | #85 |
| 1962 | 4,870 | #96 |
| 1963 | 4,385 | #99 |
| 1964 | 3,968 | #103 |
| 1965 | 3,370 | #111 |
| 1966 | 2,919 | #124 |
| 1967 | 2,508 | #142 |
| 1968 | 2,142 | #150 |
| 1969 | 1,867 | #173 |
| 1970 | 1,629 | #198 |
| 1971 | 1,588 | #193 |
| 1972 | 1,334 | #209 |
| 1973 | 1,155 | #218 |
| 1974 | 1,010 | #254 |
| 1975 | 875 | #278 |
| 1976 | 834 | #277 |
| 1977 | 777 | #307 |
| 1978 | 647 | #336 |
| 1979 | 671 | #346 |
| 1980 | 603 | #380 |
| 1981 | 579 | #391 |
| 1982 | 601 | #385 |
| 1983 | 506 | #428 |
| 1984 | 477 | #438 |
| 1985 | 494 | #443 |
| 1986 | 435 | #492 |
| 1987 | 459 | #473 |
| 1988 | 462 | #492 |
| 1989 | 457 | #514 |
| 1990 | 472 | #510 |
| 1991 | 446 | #525 |
| 1992 | 449 | #530 |
| 1993 | 406 | #580 |
| 1994 | 380 | #593 |
| 1995 | 343 | #636 |
| 1996 | 339 | #655 |
| 1997 | 333 | #661 |
| 1998 | 293 | #742 |
| 1999 | 231 | #918 |
| 2000 | 259 | #851 |
| 2001 | 305 | #781 |
| 2002 | 259 | #878 |
| 2003 | 313 | #793 |
| 2004 | 240 | #990 |
| 2005 | 284 | #890 |
| 2006 | 249 | #1,032 |
| 2007 | 288 | #943 |
| 2008 | 304 | #908 |
| 2009 | 233 | #1,100 |
| 2010 | 178 | #1,325 |
| 2011 | 188 | #1,270 |
| 2012 | 176 | #1,338 |
| 2013 | 174 | #1,346 |
| 2014 | 202 | #1,213 |
| 2015 | 181 | #1,313 |
| 2016 | 168 | #1,393 |
| 2017 | 185 | #1,278 |
| 2018 | 152 | #1,450 |
| 2019 | 148 | #1,486 |
| 2020 | 137 | #1,549 |
| 2021 | 105 | #1,892 |
| 2022 | 134 | #1,588 |
| 2023 | 139 | #1,539 |
| 2024 | 151 | #1,453 |
