How Many People Are Named Shirleen?
An estimated 1,120 people in the United States have the first name Shirleen. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 66 years old, and Shirleen peaked in popularity in 1948 with 82 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shirleen as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Shirleen paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 66, Shirleen is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1970.
Estimated Living Americans
1,120
About 1 in 306,031 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
66
years old
Peak Year
1948
82 births
Total Registered
1,790
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shirleen
Shirleen is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,790 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shirleen as a female name
Ranked #14,922 in 2006
7 female births in 2006
Peak: 1948 (82 births)
Shirleen: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shirleen span from the 1920s to the 2000s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 526 babies were registered. Shirleen has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shirleen by Decade
How has Shirleen tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Shirleen by State
Birth registrations for Shirleen span all 13 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Pennsylvania, Louisiana. The lowest are in Texas, Ohio, New York. On average, about 15 Shirleens were registered per state.
Shirleen + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shirleen as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Shirleen
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Shirleen: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shirleen?
We estimate approximately 1,120 people named Shirleen are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 306,031 Americans share this first name.
Is Shirleen a common name?
Shirleen is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,790 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shirleen most popular?
Shirleen reached peak popularity in 1948, when 82 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shirleen is approximately 66 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shirleen a female name?
Shirleen is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shirleen Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shirleen Smith, Shirleen Johnson, Shirleen Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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