Shirli
Shirli is a name with a single cultural origin: Hebrew.
- Hebrew
Meaning & Origin of Shirli
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Shirli is a name with a single cultural origin: Hebrew.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Hebrew
The Story of Shirli
Shirli first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1935, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1949, when 7 Shirlis were born — ranking #4,235 that year. As of 2026, Shirli ranks #5,674 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 22 Shirlis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1930s through the 2020s.
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Popularity by State
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About the name Shirli
Shirli is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1935 and has accumulated 22 births in the dataset. Shirli's peak popularity came in 1949 when it ranked #4,235. Use the chart and map above to compare Shirli'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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