Shirlean

Girl · recorded 1937–1971

  • 1971last recorded
  • 1949best year

Most popular in 1949.

Last recorded in 1971. Fewer than five girls 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 Shirlean.

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Its story

Popularity since 1937

061119371946195419631971

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 33 recorded years as a table
Shirlean, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19379
19385
19396
194010
19415
19427
19435
194510
19464
19475
19488
194911
19509
19514
19524
19534
19545
19554
19568
19577
19585
19599
196010
19616
19627
19634
19645
19654
19665
19673
19684
19703
19715

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Shirlean 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 1971
8
Rank in 1971
#6,006
How rare
1 in 207,977 girls
Since 1937
336

Shirlean was last recorded in 1971. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1949, at 11 per million girls born.

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

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