Shirlee: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “bright meadow”
- Origin
- English
- Say it
- SHUR-lee · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Girls
Variant spelling of Shirley, an English surname from Old English place-name elements meaning 'bright' and 'wood/clearing, meadow.' It later became established as a given name.
How popular is Shirlee?
Babies named Shirlee in 20245
Peak year1935
Total US babies since 18805,714
Shirlee is rising: use over the last five years is 2.5× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Shirlee
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Shirlee questions
What does the name Shirlee mean?
Shirlee means "bright meadow". It comes from English. Variant spelling of Shirley, an English surname from Old English place-name elements meaning 'bright' and 'wood/clearing, meadow.' It later became established as a given name.
Is Shirlee a boy or girl name?
Shirlee is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Shirlee?
5 US babies were named Shirlee in 2024. Its peak year was 1935.
How do you pronounce Shirlee?
Shirlee is usually pronounced SHUR-lee.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.