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Shirlene

//ˈʃɜrlin//

2 syllablesPeak year: 19568 lettersStarts with S

Meaning & origin

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Shirlene's popularity over time

Yearly US births named Shirlene, Social Security Administration data
YearBirths named Shirlene
19237
19246
192616
192712
192813
192921
193023
193132
193237
193347
193455
1935104
1936156
1937115
1938118
1939131
1940110
194184
194292
194389
194474
194597
1946111
1947108
1948122
1949135
1950158
1951136
1952134
1953120
1954146
1955122
1956159
1957142
1958124
1959115
1960123
1961118
1962119
1963114
1964121
1965118
196691
196783
196884
196968
197058
197138
197237
197323
197428
197532
197623
197721
197820
197921
198023
198118
198217
198322
198413
198512
198610
198713
19889
19899
19905
199119
199211
19937
19946
19958
19965
19986
20017
20035
20045
20065
20085
20105

Shirlene through the decades

  • Shirlene peaked in 1956, when 159 babies were named Shirlene in the US.
  • Over the last 10 years of data (1994–2010), use of Shirlene has fallen 47% compared to the 10 years before that.

Sibling names for Shirlene

A different sound, a similar rhythm.