Shirrel

Boy · recorded 1934–1937

  • 1937last recorded
  • 1935best year

Most popular in 1935.

Last recorded in 1937. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Shirrel.

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Its story

Popularity since 1934

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 3 recorded years as a table
Shirrel, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19345
19357
19375

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Shirrel isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1937
5
Rank in 1937
#3,518
How rare
1 in 213,331 boys
Since 1934
17

Shirrel was last recorded in 1937. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1935, at 7 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Shirrel doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.