Shirley is a girl's name of English origin meaning “county and meadow.” In 2024 it was given to 151 girls in the United States.
Shirley belongs to the English & American tradition. Its meaning — “county and meadow” — is the sense carried by its English roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Shirley first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #2 in 1935, and in 2024 151 babies received the name — 686,246 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Shirley means “county and meadow” in its English roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Shirley is a girl name. In 2024, 151 babies received the name in the US.
Shirley comes from the English & American tradition.
Shirley first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #2 in 1935, and 151 babies were given the name in 2024.
Shirley is pronounced /ˈʃɜː(ɹ)li/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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