Girl
Shirlene
Shirlene means "shire meadow", according to etymological references. It has not kept pace since its 1950s peak. In the current registry, it is a real rarity. It has appeared in U.S. birth records in nearly every decade since 1900, a genuinely long run.
EtymologyVariant of Shirley
EtymologyMeaning "shire meadow"
Births by decade
1900s
0
1910s
0
1920s
75
1930s
818
1940s
1,022
1950s
1,356
1960s
1,039
1970s
301
1980s
146
1990s
67
2000s
27
2010s
5
Peaked in the 1950s · 4,856 total U.S. births since 1900