Shirl is a rare variant of Shirley that was most common in the 1960s and has all but disappeared.
Shirl is predominantly a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1983. Shirl first appears in 1915 and peaked in 1964 (210 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 5 | — | #11,782 | — |
| 1982 | 5 | — | #12,028 | — |
| 1981 | 5 | — | #11,906 | — |
| 1980 | 8 | — | #8,054 | — |
| 1979 | 8 | — | #7,938 | — |
| 1977 | 6 | — | #9,454 | — |
| 1976 | 6 | — | #9,064 | — |
| 1975 | 16 | — | #4,104 | — |
| 1974 | 7 | — | #7,552 | — |
| 1973 | 17 | — | #3,770 | — |
| 1972 | 25 | — | #2,817 | — |
| 1971 | 20 | — | #3,351 | — |
| 1970 | 19 | — | #3,419 | — |
| 1969 | 37 | — | #2,098 | — |
| 1968 | 29 | — | #2,287 | — |
| 1967 | 49 | — | #1,637 | — |
| 1966 | 65 | — | #1,428 | #4,452 |
| 1965 | 91 | — | #1,108 | — |
| 1964 | 216 | — | #715 | #3,975 |
| 1963 | 152 | — | #851 | — |
| 1962 | 72 | — | #1,313 | — |
| 1961 | 50 | — | #1,609 | — |
| 1960 | 53 | — | #1,670 | #3,616 |
| 1959 | 52 | — | #1,692 | #3,013 |
| 1958 | 51 | — | #1,674 | #3,003 |
| 1957 | 38 | — | #1,779 | — |
| 1956 | 31 | — | #2,314 | #3,502 |
| 1955 | 27 | — | #2,461 | #3,831 |
| 1954 | 35 | — | #1,980 | #3,759 |
| 1953 | 20 | — | #2,421 | — |
| 1952 | 43 | — | #1,741 | #2,656 |
| 1951 | 22 | — | #2,916 | #3,038 |
| 1950 | 31 | — | #1,997 | #3,281 |
| 1949 | 26 | — | #3,153 | #2,111 |
| 1948 | 25 | — | #2,817 | #2,427 |
| 1947 | 26 | — | #3,050 | #2,236 |
| 1946 | 24 | — | #2,722 | #2,519 |
| 1945 | 14 | — | #3,642 | #3,286 |
| 1944 | 19 | — | #3,348 | #2,452 |
| 1943 | 16 | — | — | #1,897 |
| 1942 | 16 | — | — | #1,854 |
| 1941 | 19 | — | #4,996 | #1,985 |
| 1940 | 11 | — | — | #2,303 |
| 1939 | 18 | — | — | #1,626 |
| 1938 | 22 | — | — | #1,471 |
| 1937 | 19 | — | #4,844 | #1,978 |
| 1936 | 11 | — | — | #2,284 |
| 1935 | 20 | — | #4,811 | #1,911 |
| 1934 | 17 | — | #3,756 | #2,540 |
| 1933 | 13 | — | — | #2,082 |
| 1932 | 7 | — | — | #3,330 |
| 1931 | 10 | — | — | #2,626 |
| 1930 | 7 | — | — | #3,545 |
| 1929 | 8 | — | — | #3,218 |
| 1928 | 8 | — | — | #3,320 |
| 1927 | 8 | — | — | #3,410 |
| 1926 | 9 | — | — | #3,110 |
| 1925 | 11 | — | — | #2,727 |
| 1924 | 8 | — | — | #3,464 |
| 1923 | 10 | — | — | #2,913 |
| 1922 | 9 | — | — | #3,214 |
| 1921 | 7 | — | — | #3,817 |
| 1920 | 9 | — | — | #3,178 |
| 1919 | 8 | — | — | #3,347 |
| 1918 | 7 | — | — | #3,666 |
| 1917 | 7 | — | — | #3,501 |
| 1915 | 11 | — | — | #2,434 |