MallowbyNames

Shirley vs Carol

Shirley leads today (#1,581 vs #2,239), though both are past their peak.

145 years, head to head

Babies named Shirley and Carol per year in U.S. Social Security records, 1880–2025.

14.1k28.2k42.4k1880192019602000ShirleyCarol1880: Shirley 8 · Carol 71881: Shirley 0 · Carol 101882: Shirley 9 · Carol 61883: Shirley 18 · Carol 01884: Shirley 18 · Carol 81885: Shirley 16 · Carol 111886: Shirley 16 · Carol 131887: Shirley 20 · Carol 151888: Shirley 32 · Carol 201889: Shirley 42 · Carol 301890: Shirley 40 · Carol 261891: Shirley 35 · Carol 241892: Shirley 58 · Carol 291893: Shirley 52 · Carol 301894: Shirley 47 · Carol 311895: Shirley 43 · Carol 481896: Shirley 55 · Carol 361897: Shirley 61 · Carol 421898: Shirley 70 · Carol 631899: Shirley 74 · Carol 651900: Shirley 110 · Carol 701901: Shirley 95 · Carol 611902: Shirley 104 · Carol 801903: Shirley 102 · Carol 671904: Shirley 138 · Carol 981905: Shirley 162 · Carol 911906: Shirley 187 · Carol 971907: Shirley 247 · Carol 1121908: Shirley 284 · Carol 1461909: Shirley 281 · Carol 1421910: Shirley 318 · Carol 1851911: Shirley 362 · Carol 1811912: Shirley 489 · Carol 3241913: Shirley 684 · Carol 3321914: Shirley 906 · Carol 4371915: Shirley 1,135 · Carol 5961916: Shirley 1,245 · Carol 7891917: Shirley 1,800 · Carol 7981918: Shirley 2,654 · Carol 1,0111919: Shirley 3,149 · Carol 9321920: Shirley 4,713 · Carol 1,1401921: Shirley 5,695 · Carol 1,3741922: Shirley 6,407 · Carol 1,5221923: Shirley 7,918 · Carol 1,8641924: Shirley 9,489 · Carol 2,0941925: Shirley 10,513 · Carol 2,2861926: Shirley 11,762 · Carol 2,4271927: Shirley 13,314 · Carol 2,6431928: Shirley 14,215 · Carol 3,3491929: Shirley 14,576 · Carol 4,2791930: Shirley 14,775 · Carol 4,5981931: Shirley 14,405 · Carol 4,8921932: Shirley 14,476 · Carol 6,5701933: Shirley 14,320 · Carol 8,2201934: Shirley 22,841 · Carol 10,2731935: Shirley 42,366 · Carol 11,7351936: Shirley 35,161 · Carol 14,5201937: Shirley 26,823 · Carol 17,3361938: Shirley 23,766 · Carol 19,4211939: Shirley 20,447 · Carol 20,1661940: Shirley 17,881 · Carol 21,7591941: Shirley 16,954 · Carol 24,1871942: Shirley 17,750 · Carol 30,2721943: Shirley 17,816 · Carol 31,6861944: Shirley 16,309 · Carol 30,4561945: Shirley 16,150 · Carol 30,3891946: Shirley 17,870 · Carol 34,2841947: Shirley 17,648 · Carol 33,5431948: Shirley 16,121 · Carol 28,9771949: Shirley 17,281 · Carol 26,7801950: Shirley 15,891 · Carol 26,1631951: Shirley 13,919 · Carol 24,7811952: Shirley 12,529 · Carol 24,0001953: Shirley 12,148 · Carol 22,2901954: Shirley 10,909 · Carol 22,2471955: Shirley 9,755 · Carol 22,0461956: Shirley 9,429 · Carol 21,4081957: Shirley 8,855 · Carol 21,8981958: Shirley 8,088 · Carol 19,6831959: Shirley 7,284 · Carol 18,1401960: Shirley 6,411 · Carol 17,4631961: Shirley 5,638 · Carol 16,6671962: Shirley 4,869 · Carol 14,5231963: Shirley 4,387 · Carol 12,4921964: Shirley 3,967 · Carol 12,1251965: Shirley 3,370 · Carol 10,0971966: Shirley 2,919 · Carol 8,2591967: Shirley 2,508 · Carol 7,4911968: Shirley 2,142 · Carol 7,0781969: Shirley 1,867 · Carol 6,1381970: Shirley 1,629 · Carol 5,0641971: Shirley 1,588 · Carol 3,8571972: Shirley 1,334 · Carol 3,0101973: Shirley 1,155 · Carol 2,4571974: Shirley 1,010 · Carol 2,0381975: Shirley 875 · Carol 1,7841976: Shirley 834 · Carol 1,4921977: Shirley 777 · Carol 1,3481978: Shirley 647 · Carol 1,2641979: Shirley 671 · Carol 1,1631980: Shirley 603 · Carol 1,1051981: Shirley 579 · Carol 1,0441982: Shirley 601 · Carol 9441983: Shirley 505 · Carol 9421984: Shirley 477 · Carol 9061985: Shirley 494 · Carol 8411986: Shirley 435 · Carol 7701987: Shirley 459 · Carol 7631988: Shirley 462 · Carol 7411989: Shirley 457 · Carol 7521990: Shirley 472 · Carol 7621991: Shirley 446 · Carol 6721992: Shirley 449 · Carol 6121993: Shirley 406 · Carol 5061994: Shirley 380 · Carol 5011995: Shirley 343 · Carol 4601996: Shirley 339 · Carol 4121997: Shirley 333 · Carol 3741998: Shirley 293 · Carol 3511999: Shirley 231 · Carol 3022000: Shirley 259 · Carol 3222001: Shirley 305 · Carol 2782002: Shirley 259 · Carol 2742003: Shirley 313 · Carol 2762004: Shirley 240 · Carol 2892005: Shirley 285 · Carol 3512006: Shirley 249 · Carol 2702007: Shirley 288 · Carol 2502008: Shirley 304 · Carol 2282009: Shirley 233 · Carol 1892010: Shirley 178 · Carol 1502011: Shirley 188 · Carol 1912012: Shirley 176 · Carol 1682013: Shirley 174 · Carol 1332014: Shirley 202 · Carol 1502015: Shirley 181 · Carol 1182016: Shirley 168 · Carol 1292017: Shirley 185 · Carol 1142018: Shirley 152 · Carol 1142019: Shirley 148 · Carol 1122020: Shirley 137 · Carol 1002021: Shirley 105 · Carol 872022: Shirley 134 · Carol 822023: Shirley 139 · Carol 742024: Shirley 151 · Carol 662025: Shirley 133 · Carol 82
ShirleyCarol

Head to head

ShirleyCarol
2025 rank
#1,581
#2,239
Babies named in 2025
133
82
Peak year
1935
1945
Trend
Declining since 1985
Declining since 1985
Usually for
Girls
Girls
Lifetime births
686,383
816,928
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