Shirlee
A girls’ name of Old English origin, meaning bright meadow; a form of Shirley.
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among names in use
US popularity
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outside the top 1000
UK popularity
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outside the ONS list
Shirlee by the numbers
Its American peak was 340 babies in 1935, making it a 1930s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Shirlee. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Shirleybright clearing; from a place name184 in the US (2017)
- Shirlenebright meadow; a form of Shirley
- Sharlenefree woman or beloved; variant of Charlene22 in the US (2017)
- Shreeprosperity, wealth, beauty, or auspiciousness21 in England and Wales (2025)
- Shireensweet, pleasant, delightful5 in England and Wales (2025)
- Sherleybright clearing; a variant of Shirley11 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean light
Like Shirlee, each of these has light in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Other names that mean a meadow or field
Like Shirlee, each of these has a meadow or field in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Rileyvaliant; rye clearing7,797 in the US (2017)
- Savannahgrassy plain; treeless plain5,231 in the US (2017)
- Kinsleyfrom the king's meadow; an English place name used as given name4,048 in the US (2017)
- Haileyhay meadow; form of Hayley3,691 in the US (2017)
- Haydenvalley with hay3,623 in the US (2017)
- Everlywild boar meadow; form of Everley3,510 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Shirlee
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