Is Shirly a boy or girl name?

Shirly is a girl’s name. Of the 1,069 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 97.5% were girls and 2.5% were boys.

Shirly

Recorded 1911–2016 · United States

Shirly was most popular in 1936, when 37 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,126 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,069 people named Shirly.

Shirly over time

Births per year. The dot marks Shirly’s peak in 1936. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Shirly a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Shirly is a girl’s name — 97.5% of the 1,069 Americans given it were girls and 2.5% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% 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