Is Shirlie a boy or girl name?

Shirlie is a girl’s name. Of the 1,288 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Shirlie

Recorded 1911–1976 · United States

Shirlie was most popular in 1935, when 60 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,625 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,288 people named Shirlie.

Shirlie over time

Births per year. The dot marks Shirlie’s peak in 1935. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Shirlie a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Shirlie is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,288 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.

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