Shirrel

Popularity Trends

The name Shirrel is the #7,712 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 27 recorded births since 1934. This represents the 0.3% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 0.3% of all names). For boys, it ranks #4,569 (0.3% percentile) for all time with 17 births since 1934. For girls, it ranks #5,706 (0.1% percentile) for all time with 10 births since 1958.

Shirrel first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1934 (1934 for boys and 1958 for girls). Birth data for Shirrel is available in 5 out of the 32 years between 1934 and 1965 (3 years for boys and 2 years for girls). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.

The name Shirrel has been given to both genders, with a slight preference for boys (63.0% of all recorded births). In 1965, 0.0% of babies named Shirrel were boys. Interestingly, until around 1958, the name was more popular for boys (100.0% boys from 1934 to 1957), but since then it has been more commonly used for girls (100.0% girls from 1958 to 1965).

For boys, Shirrel reached its peak popularity in 1935, achieving the 0.4% percentile (ranked #514) with 7 births per million. The name was most common in 1935, with 7 births per million (ranked 0.4% percentile). There have been no recorded male births with this name since 1937.

For girls, Shirrel reached its peak popularity in 1965, achieving the 0.0% percentile (ranked #757) with 3 births per million. The name was most common in 1965, with 3 births per million (ranked 0.0% percentile). There have been no recorded female births with this name since 1965.

This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Shirrel".

1934 1965 19341965

Key Statistics

Total Births

Peak Births

Peak Year

1965

First Recorded

1958

Peak Percentile

0.0%

Current Percentile

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Peak Rank

#757

Current Rank

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Female statistics

Total Births

Peak Births

Peak Year

1935

First Recorded

1934

Peak Percentile

0.4%

Current Percentile

—

Peak Rank

#514

Current Rank

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Male statistics

Names That Sound Similar

These names exclude other spelling variations of Shiryl. View all variations of Shiryl.

Names with Similar Spellings

These similar-looking names have spellings that are closest to the spelling of "Shirrel", in the sense that there are the fewest number of letter differences between the two spellings. This list excludes the 2 other name spellings that we've determined are also variations of "Shiryl" based on shared pronunciations. Click here for more details on names that are pronounced like Shiryl..

Names with Correlated Trends

These 12 names have popularity trends that correlate most strongly with the name Shirrel's popularity from 1931 to 1968 on a gender-neutral basis. Names may rise and fall in popularity for a variety of reasons, but correlations often reflect either changes in naming fashion or demographic shifts.

The correlation calculations in the table below ignore absolute popularity to show you names that move in similar directions as the name Shirrel at the same time. They also correct for changes in the overall birth rate over time. The 0-100% trend values are calculated by dividing each name's gender-neutral births per million by the peak births per million for that name.

The 12 names most strongly correlated to Shirrel range from Verree at 80.4% correlation to Bass at 65.6% correlation, with an average correlation level of 72.7%. The most popular of these 12 most correlated names is Norita with 799 births (100% girls) and the least popular is Verree with 11 births (100% girls).

Shirrel's share of births peaked at 6.5 births per million in 1935 (2.7 for girls in 1965 and 6.5 for boys in 1935). It reached its lowest point of 2.4 births per million (37% of peak) in 1958. In 1965, the most recent period with data, the name Shirrel had 2.7 births per million, 42% of its peak popularity.

This chart shows how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak (100%).

80.45% (very strong)

80.14% (very strong)

79.84% (strong)

79.56% (strong)

736

72.49% (strong)

70.72% (strong)

70.69% (strong)

70.22% (strong)

799

68.81% (strong)

Marelene

67.33% (strong)

Dizzy

66.48% (strong)

Bass

65.59% (strong)

About this table: Correlation values are shown as percentages from 0% to 100%, with each value accompanied by its strength (very weak to very strong). Higher percentages and stronger correlations indicate names that rise and fall together more closely in popularity. The strength labels are color-coded from gray (very weak) to green (very strong). The Trend column visualizes how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak. Absolute correlation values are shown for simplicity (all correlations here are positive). The Total Births column is color-coded by gender distribution - blue shades for predominantly male names and red shades for predominantly female names, with purple hues indicating a more balanced gender distribution.

How to Pronounce Shirrel

Our model has identified 2 different pronunciations for the name Shirrel. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.

Our model is 90.6% confident that Shirrel is pronounced as SHIH-ruhl, which has 2 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is SHIH-rehl, at 9.4% confidence, with 2 syllables.

SHIH-ruhl

90.6%

SHIH-rehl

9.4%

SHIH-ruhl (2 syllables)

90.6% confidence

SH IH1 R AH0 L

SHIH-rehl (2 syllables)

9.4% confidence

SH IH1 R EH0 L

Possible Additional Pronunciations

If none of the pronunciations above sound right to you, could you please check whether any of these related pronunciations should be applied to the name Shirrel? These are pronunciations that other similar names use, but which are not currently associated with Shirrel. If you think any of these are valid pronunciations for Shirrel, please vote using the thumbs up button.

About Pronunciation Data

Our confidence scores estimate the likelihood that a particular pronunciation is the most correct for a given name spelling. These scores are derived from pronunciation dictionaries, manual verification, your feedback, and a fine-tuned large language model trained to generate name pronunciations.

For any given spelling, confidence scores across all identified pronunciations sum to 100%. However, these scores don't account for the possibility of valid pronunciations that our model hasn't identified.

The raw pronunciations shown (like SH IH1 R AH0 L) use the ARPAbet phoneme system, a standardized way to represent English speech sounds. Each symbol represents a distinct sound in American English. Visit the ARPAbet Wikipedia page to learn more about these phonetic symbols.

Pronunciation audio is generated by an open source text to speech model that has been customized to adhere to pronunciations provided in ARPAbet format, but sometimes pronunciations that differ subtly will sound identical, particularly if the only difference is the level of emphasis on a syllable or a single vowel sound.

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