Shirlyn

SHUR-lihn /ˈʃɜːlɪn/
girl 2 syllables fading

Shirlyn is a rare variant of Sherlyn that was most common in the 1950s and has all but disappeared.

Shirlyn is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2009. Shirlyn first appears in 1943 and peaked in 1951 (19 births).

About the name Shirlyn

PronunciationSHUR-lihn /ˈʃɜːlɪn/
19peak births 1951
1943first appeared

Names similar to Shirlyn

How popular is Shirlyn?

Girls named Shirlyn
19431950196019701980199020002009
Girls named Shirlyn per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1943–2009 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2009)

Shirlyn total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
200977#15,012
200777#15,249
200655#19,628
19945#15,415
19935#15,445
19916#12,915
19845#11,920
19825#12,029
19736#8,256
19718#6,520
19706#7,844
19696#7,330
19688#5,574
19679#4,925
19667#5,718
19658#5,225
196411#4,316
196316#3,312
196213#3,751
196111#4,201
196015#3,334
195913#3,595
195812#3,720
195716#3,017
19569#4,429
195519#2,624
195417#2,773
19538#4,547
195215#2,912
195119#2,379
19508#4,267
194912#3,154
194817#2,480
194715#2,758
19467#4,359
194512#2,723
194410#3,118
194311#3,011