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Girl name

Shirla

100% girls · last recorded 1965

Shirla has been given to about 154 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1936, which makes it a interwar name.

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Origin—
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Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 107
Median age today75 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Shirla per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1936 · 12
  • Born in 20250
  • All time154

How popular is Shirla?

Its best year was 1936, when 12 babies were given the name, ranking 2500th. The typical living American called Shirla is about 75 years old today.

Names that sound like Shirla

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Shiela0.82
  2. Shira0.81
  3. Sharla0.80
  4. Shyla0.77
  5. Sheila0.70
  6. Shayla0.68
  7. Starla0.68
  8. Charla0.68

Middle names for Shirla

Ranked by flow score
  1. Shirla Josephine0.84
  2. Shirla Rose0.83
  3. Shirla Louise0.83
  4. Shirla June0.82
  5. Shirla Pearl0.82
  6. Shirla Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Shirla

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Ruthiesister · 0.59
  2. Marilynsister · 0.57
  3. Gwensister · 0.56
  4. Ronaldbrother · 0.55
  5. Waynebrother · 0.54
  6. Donaldbrother · 0.53

Where Shirla is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Shirla White0.78
    2. Shirla Reyes0.78
    3. Shirla Nguyen0.78
    4. Shirla Moore0.78
    5. Shirla Lee0.78
    6. Shirla Hill0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Shirla

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.