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Shirrell

Used in both girl and boy records

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

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Shirrell 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 RECORDShirrell as a girl’s nameUS records 1958–1987
#26333girl rank1966peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDShirrell as a boy’s nameUS records 1931–1948
#22152boy rank1937peak year
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Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

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Trace the annual recorded uses of Shirrell 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
Girl19669 uses#449319661958–198711 listed years
Boy19318 uses#267819371931–19485 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.