Shirlee is a girl name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Shirlee means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Shirlee across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Shirlee has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Shirlee is a girl name of Old English origin meaning “bright meadow”. A variant spelling of Shirley.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 5,714 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Shirlee per year, United States (1915 to 2024). United States peaked in 1935 (340/yr).
Shirlee has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1935, when it ranked #636 nationally (given to 340 babies that year).
Shirley · Charlie · Charlee · Charley · Sharla · Shirl · Shirlie · Shirly
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