Shirleen
Shirleen is a female given name. It may refer to:Shirleen Campbell, Indigenous Australian activist against family and domestic violence Shirleen Roeder, American geneticist
Meaning & Origin of Shirleen
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Shirleen is a female given name. It may refer to:Shirleen Campbell, Indigenous Australian activist against family and domestic violence Shirleen Roeder, American geneticist
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The Story of Shirleen
Shirleen first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1925, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1948, when 82 Shirleens were born — ranking #964 that year. As of 2026, Shirleen ranks #13,603 for baby girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 2K Shirleens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
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About the name Shirleen
Shirleen is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1925 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Shirleen's peak popularity came in 1948 when it ranked #964. Use the chart and map above to compare Shirleen's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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