SHIRLEY is ranked as the 80th most popular given name in the United States with an
estimated population of 730,487.
This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0%
of all the first names are more popular.
There are 229.1 people named SHIRLEY for every 100,000 Americans.
This name is most often used as a first name, 99% of the time.
Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's
(SSA)
Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named SHIRLEY is 446,308.
The SSA data also shows that SHIRLEY is used as a girl's name 99% of the time.
The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name
SHIRLEY is
78.0% White,
3.5% Hispanic origin,
14.2% Black,
2.1% Asian or Pacific Islander,
1.5% Two or More Races,
and 0.7% American Indian or Alaskan Native.
These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate.
The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and
Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution
in the general population of the US.
The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name.
The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population.
The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines
how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.
On this basis, the people with the name SHIRLEY have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.
Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories
The first name SHIRLEY is included in the following name categories:
Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data
Common US masculine given name - Census Bureau Data
Feminine given name
Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
US feminine baby name - Social Security Administration
Masculine given name
Unisex surname
Race & Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name SHIRLEY
The state with the most people named
SHIRLEY is
California where
79,503 people have this name.
Iowa is the state where you are most
likely to meet a person named SHIRLEY, as
332.85 in every 100,000
Iowans
have this name.
Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is
99th, this rank was reached in the states of
Florida.
Iowa is the state with the biggest
positive difference between the actual state population and the
projected state population based on the national average.
(where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
0 more
people than projected.
The state with the biggest negative difference is
New Jersey
(where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
1 fewer
people than projected.
Midwest States
State stats for the first name SHIRLEY
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Illinois
21,910
170.1
99.8%
Indiana
12,440
188.58
99.6%
Iowa
10,342
332.85
99.8%
Kansas
5,977
205.83
99.4%
Michigan
30,410
306.86
99.9%
Minnesota
14,152
259.33
99.8%
Missouri
8,981
299.96
99.8%
Nebraska
3,324
176.69
98.9%
North Dakota
1,214
164.2
97.4%
Ohio
22,594
194.87
99.7%
South Dakota
1,636
191.74
97.9%
Wisconsin
16,440
285.54
99.8%
West States
State stats for the first name SHIRLEY
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Alaska
876
118.91
96.4%
Arizona
11,354
168.67
99.6%
California
79,503
204.89
99.9%
Colorado
8,374
156.35
99.5%
Hawaii
2,047
144.2
99.4%
Idaho
2,865
175.32
98.9%
Montana
2,126
207.69
98.6%
Nevada
4,842
170.56
99.5%
New Mexico
3,309
158.69
98.9%
Oregon
7,898
198.93
99.5%
Utah
3,279
111.44
98.8%
Washington
18,026
255.28
99.9%
Wyoming
1,184
202.73
98.0%
Northeast States
State stats for the first name SHIRLEY
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Connecticut
4,162
115.71
99.3%
Maine
1,986
149.34
98.1%
Massachusetts
6,896
102.24
99.3%
New Hampshire
2,084
157.04
98.4%
New Jersey
9,090
101.7
99.5%
New York
37,828
191.57
99.9%
Pennsylvania
23,968
187.44
99.8%
Rhode Island
1,385
131.29
98.4%
Vermont
1,325
211.46
98.8%
South States
State stats for the first name SHIRLEY
Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have SHIRLEY as a first name.
The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as
a percentage of all the people named SHIRLEY.
The most popular full name is SHIRLEY Smith.
0.97% of all the people named SHIRLEY
have this family name.
There are 43884 last
names associated with this first name.
Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name SHIRLEY