Meaning and history
Shirlee is a modern spelling variant of Shirley. Shirley originated as an English surname and place name formed from Old English scīr, “bright” or “clear,” and lēah, “woodland clearing” or “meadow.” It became a masculine given name before Charlotte Brontë’s 1849 novel Shirley helped establish it for women. The ending -lee is a stylistic alteration. Notable bearers include American novelist Shirlee Busbee and American singer and songwriter Shirlee Emmons.
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2007: 5 births, rank #17,636
2008: 5 births, rank #17,504
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20242024: 5 births, rank #15,293
Shirlee rose from #947 to #888 for girls between 1950 and 1951. Its highest annual birth count came in 1935, with 340 births.