Name Legacy

Shirleen

Recorded 1925–2006 · United States

Shirleen was most popular in 1948, when 82 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,655 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,790 people named Shirleen.

Most popular in1948
Rank that year#1,655
Births that year82
Total since 18801,790
Given to100% girls

Shirleen over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Shirleen’s peak in 1948. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Shirleen a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Shirleen is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,790 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Shirleen

Where Shirleen is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org