MallowbyNames

Shirley vs Denise

Shirley leads today (#1,581 vs #1,673), though both are past their peak.

145 years, head to head

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

14.1k28.2k42.4k1880192019602000ShirleyDenise1880: Shirley 8 · Denise 01881: Shirley 0 · Denise 01882: Shirley 9 · Denise 51883: Shirley 18 · Denise 01884: Shirley 18 · Denise 01885: Shirley 16 · Denise 01886: Shirley 16 · Denise 01887: Shirley 20 · Denise 01888: Shirley 32 · Denise 01889: Shirley 42 · Denise 71890: Shirley 40 · Denise 01891: Shirley 35 · Denise 01892: Shirley 58 · Denise 01893: Shirley 52 · Denise 01894: Shirley 47 · Denise 61895: Shirley 43 · Denise 01896: Shirley 55 · Denise 01897: Shirley 61 · Denise 01898: Shirley 70 · Denise 01899: Shirley 74 · Denise 01900: Shirley 110 · Denise 71901: Shirley 95 · Denise 01902: Shirley 104 · Denise 61903: Shirley 102 · Denise 61904: Shirley 138 · Denise 61905: Shirley 162 · Denise 71906: Shirley 187 · Denise 61907: Shirley 247 · Denise 71908: Shirley 284 · Denise 61909: Shirley 281 · Denise 71910: Shirley 318 · Denise 71911: Shirley 362 · Denise 51912: Shirley 489 · Denise 131913: Shirley 684 · Denise 171914: Shirley 906 · Denise 231915: Shirley 1,135 · Denise 251916: Shirley 1,245 · Denise 291917: Shirley 1,800 · Denise 291918: Shirley 2,654 · Denise 271919: Shirley 3,149 · Denise 281920: Shirley 4,713 · Denise 611921: Shirley 5,695 · Denise 371922: Shirley 6,407 · Denise 531923: Shirley 7,918 · Denise 471924: Shirley 9,489 · Denise 521925: Shirley 10,513 · Denise 501926: Shirley 11,762 · Denise 601927: Shirley 13,314 · Denise 781928: Shirley 14,215 · Denise 881929: Shirley 14,576 · Denise 1071930: Shirley 14,775 · Denise 831931: Shirley 14,405 · Denise 1021932: Shirley 14,476 · Denise 1171933: Shirley 14,320 · Denise 1111934: Shirley 22,841 · Denise 1251935: Shirley 42,366 · Denise 1571936: Shirley 35,161 · Denise 2001937: Shirley 26,823 · Denise 2551938: Shirley 23,766 · Denise 2361939: Shirley 20,447 · Denise 2601940: Shirley 17,881 · Denise 3261941: Shirley 16,954 · Denise 3461942: Shirley 17,750 · Denise 4441943: Shirley 17,816 · Denise 4621944: Shirley 16,309 · Denise 4441945: Shirley 16,150 · Denise 6331946: Shirley 17,870 · Denise 1,5851947: Shirley 17,648 · Denise 1,6991948: Shirley 16,121 · Denise 1,9301949: Shirley 17,281 · Denise 2,2361950: Shirley 15,891 · Denise 4,5141951: Shirley 13,919 · Denise 8,1161952: Shirley 12,529 · Denise 11,6521953: Shirley 12,148 · Denise 11,9501954: Shirley 10,909 · Denise 13,7161955: Shirley 9,755 · Denise 14,5601956: Shirley 9,429 · Denise 14,5091957: Shirley 8,855 · Denise 15,1451958: Shirley 8,088 · Denise 14,9591959: Shirley 7,284 · Denise 14,6621960: Shirley 6,411 · Denise 15,0661961: Shirley 5,638 · Denise 15,3791962: Shirley 4,869 · Denise 13,9751963: Shirley 4,387 · Denise 14,0921964: Shirley 3,967 · Denise 14,7261965: Shirley 3,370 · Denise 13,0361966: Shirley 2,919 · Denise 11,7971967: Shirley 2,508 · Denise 11,0781968: Shirley 2,142 · Denise 9,8771969: Shirley 1,867 · Denise 9,7981970: Shirley 1,629 · Denise 9,3431971: Shirley 1,588 · Denise 8,2191972: Shirley 1,334 · Denise 7,3821973: Shirley 1,155 · Denise 6,6151974: Shirley 1,010 · Denise 5,3951975: Shirley 875 · Denise 4,4611976: Shirley 834 · Denise 3,9861977: Shirley 777 · Denise 3,6811978: Shirley 647 · Denise 3,5191979: Shirley 671 · Denise 3,2671980: Shirley 603 · Denise 3,1451981: Shirley 579 · Denise 3,2011982: Shirley 601 · Denise 2,8961983: Shirley 505 · Denise 2,5701984: Shirley 477 · Denise 2,4611985: Shirley 494 · Denise 2,4331986: Shirley 435 · Denise 2,2051987: Shirley 459 · Denise 2,1041988: Shirley 462 · Denise 2,0641989: Shirley 457 · Denise 2,0341990: Shirley 472 · Denise 1,9551991: Shirley 446 · Denise 1,7461992: Shirley 449 · Denise 1,6281993: Shirley 406 · Denise 1,4581994: Shirley 380 · Denise 1,3911995: Shirley 343 · Denise 1,3011996: Shirley 339 · Denise 1,2301997: Shirley 333 · Denise 1,0741998: Shirley 293 · Denise 9991999: Shirley 231 · Denise 9652000: Shirley 259 · Denise 9632001: Shirley 305 · Denise 1,0502002: Shirley 259 · Denise 9572003: Shirley 313 · Denise 9572004: Shirley 240 · Denise 8942005: Shirley 285 · Denise 9182006: Shirley 249 · Denise 8532007: Shirley 288 · Denise 8812008: Shirley 304 · Denise 8972009: Shirley 233 · Denise 6922010: Shirley 178 · Denise 6192011: Shirley 188 · Denise 4732012: Shirley 176 · Denise 4112013: Shirley 174 · Denise 3592014: Shirley 202 · Denise 3592015: Shirley 181 · Denise 2702016: Shirley 168 · Denise 2102017: Shirley 185 · Denise 2172018: Shirley 152 · Denise 2392019: Shirley 148 · Denise 1622020: Shirley 137 · Denise 3072021: Shirley 105 · Denise 1922022: Shirley 134 · Denise 1652023: Shirley 139 · Denise 1512024: Shirley 151 · Denise 1052025: Shirley 133 · Denise 123
ShirleyDenise

Head to head

ShirleyDenise
2025 rank
#1,581
#1,673
Babies named in 2025
133
123
Peak year
1935
1964
Trend
Declining since 1985
Declining since 1985
Usually for
Girls
Girls
Lifetime births
686,383
373,422
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