girl's name
Shirleyan
- Gender Girl
- Letters 9
- Births on record 32
Shirleyan is a girl's name. In 1945 it was given to 17 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 1945, when 17 babies were given the name.
- It has largely dropped out of use.
- First appears in US birth records in 1929.
Shirleyan over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1920s to 1940s. The striped bar is the 1940s, still in progress — it covers 1940 to 1945, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1920s | 5 |
| 1930s | 5 |
| 1940s (to 1945) | 22 |
How popular is Shirleyan?
In 1945, Shirleyan was given to 17 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Shirleyan
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Shirleyan also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Shirleyan over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Shirleyan
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Shirleyan — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Shirleyan
How popular is the name Shirleyan?
In 1945, Shirleyan was given to 17 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Shirleyan a girl's or a boy's name?
Shirleyan is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Shirleyan most popular?
Shirleyan peaked in 1945, when 17 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.