Is Shirlee a boy or girl name?
Shirlee was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 99.9% of the 5,714 US babies named Shirlee were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #17,275
- Babies named Shirlee since 1915
- 5,714
- Most popular year
- 1935
- 340 babies
Boys and girls named Shirlee, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 103 | 100% |
| 1920s | 5 | 1,506 | 99.7% |
| 1930s | 0 | 1,685 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 1,049 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 786 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 332 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 105 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 82 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 41 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 15 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2020s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 5 | #17,275 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 5 | #20,038 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 5 | #20,121 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 5 | #17,559 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 9 | #9,475 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 6 | #13,157 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 6 | #13,193 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 6 | #13,128 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 6 | #12,914 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 8 | #10,053 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 10 | #7,942 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 7 | #9,678 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 7 | #9,408 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 6 | #10,487 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 14 | #5,179 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 8 | #7,934 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 13 | #5,488 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 8 | #8,033 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 9 | #7,320 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 5 | #11,667 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 9 | #6,858 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 6 | #9,454 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 9 | #6,515 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 11 | #5,296 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 11 | #5,148 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 11 | #5,057 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 19 | #3,480 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 24 | #2,923 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 19 | #3,183 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 21 | #2,856 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 28 | #2,317 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 33 | #2,051 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 29 | #2,240 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,801 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 23 | #2,606 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 39 | #1,852 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,714 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,557 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 65 | #1,335 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 72 | #1,259 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 80 | #1,185 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 93 | #1,063 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 64 | #1,271 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 68 | #1,219 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 77 | #1,111 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 73 | #1,106 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 104 | #888 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 90 | #947 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 104 | #860 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 96 | #889 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 116 | #813 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 113 | #775 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 97 | #763 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 97 | #777 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 119 | #703 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 115 | #696 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 98 | #711 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 94 | #720 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 129 | #590 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 121 | #623 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 155 | #533 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 195 | #460 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 340 | #347 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 209 | #451 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 129 | #565 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 121 | #598 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 139 | #557 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 147 | #562 |
| 1929 | 5 | #4,464 | 148 | #564 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 172 | #534 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 185 | #517 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 181 | #521 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 183 | #528 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 194 | #514 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 170 | #554 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 115 | #683 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 91 | #769 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 67 | #891 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,132 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 31 | #1,408 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,413 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,509 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,747 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Shirlee reached #4,464 in 1929. As a girl name, it reached #347 in 1935. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1930s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Shirlee
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.