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✦ Two distinct US naming histories

Shirl

Used in both girl and boy records

Shirl appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Shirl by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDShirl as a girl’s nameUS records 1934–1983
#4555girl rank1964peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDShirl as a boy’s nameUS records 1915–1966
#7150boy rank1938peak year
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Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Shirl in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl1964210 uses#71419641934–198343 listed years
Boy193822 uses#143919381915–196645 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.