Shirleyan
Feminine
Shirleyan entered the US charts in 1929, peaked at #2060 in 1945, is rarely given in 2025 — given to only a few children a year.
How old is the name Shirleyan?
Shirleyan first appears in US birth records in 1929 — 96 years ago. The typical Shirleyan alive today was born around 1945, making them about 80 years old. Fewer than a hundred people named Shirleyan are estimated to be alive in the US today — a true one-of-a-kind name.
When was the name Shirleyan most popular?
Shirleyan peaked in 1945, reaching #2060 nationally. See the whole 1945 chart.
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What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1929
- Most girls named
- 194517 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2060reached in 1945
- Change vs 1940
- +240.0%17 in 1945, from 5
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Shirleyans among us
Fewer than a hundred people named Shirleyan are estimated to be alive in the US today — a true one-of-a-kind name.
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
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Fashion outlook
Shirleyan sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
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Frequently asked
- How many Shirleyans are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. Fewer than a hundred people named Shirleyan are estimated to be alive in the US today — a true one-of-a-kind name.
- How popular is the name Shirleyan in 2025?
- Shirleyan is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Shirleyan with classmates?
- Shirleyan will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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