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 was first reported in SSA data in 1943 and peaked in 1951 (19 births).

About the name Shirlyn

PronunciationSHUR-lihn /ˈʃɜːlɪn/
19peak births 1951
1943first in SSA data

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) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

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