Shirley
Girl7 letters
Unranked
in 2025
0
babies in 2025
#64
best rank (1971)
1,787
babies since 1964
Shirley through the years
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| Year | Babies (girls) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | #832 |
| 2016 | 5 | #663 |
| 2011 | 4 | #796 |
| 2003 | 5 | #490 |
| 1998 | 5 | #381 |
| 1997 | 5 | #440 |
| 1996 | 7 | #356 |
| 1995 | 7 | #352 |
| 1994 | 14 | #240 |
| 1993 | 7 | #356 |
| 1992 | 9 | #323 |
| 1991 | 13 | #263 |
| 1990 | 15 | #242 |
| 1989 | 16 | #228 |
| 1988 | 12 | #280 |
| 1987 | 14 | #262 |
| 1986 | 23 | #198 |
| 1985 | 27 | #192 |
| 1984 | 33 | #178 |
| 1983 | 42 | #158 |
| 1982 | 57 | #134 |
| 1981 | 40 | #163 |
| 1980 | 55 | #140 |
| 1979 | 72 | #111 |
| 1978 | 68 | #113 |
| 1977 | 70 | #111 |
| 1976 | 101 | #86 |
| 1975 | 97 | #83 |
| 1974 | 140 | #67 |
| 1973 | 136 | #69 |
| 1972 | 128 | #66 |
| 1971 | 135 | #64 |
| 1970 | 81 | #95 |
| 1969 | 80 | #93 |
| 1968 | 57 | #110 |
| 1967 | 55 | #110 |
| 1966 | 68 | #93 |
| 1965 | 38 | #133 |
| 1964 | 43 | #124 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies' Names (VSA50, VSA60), CC BY 4.0.
We haven't written up the meaning and story of Shirley yet. The popularity figures above come straight from the CSO.
Spellings counted here
| Spelling | 2025 | All years |
|---|---|---|
| Shirley | under 3 | 1,787 |
In Northern Ireland
Not in the 2025 list. Best rank #444 (2011); 3 babies since 2011.
Source: NISRA, Open Government Licence.