Where is Shirley from?

My guess is...

Mexico

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8%

Venezuela

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7%

Ecuador

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6%

I'm 99% certain Shirley is Female.

According to a dataset of 17573, the average Shirley is around 59 years old.


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Learn about the name Shirley

Meaning of the name Shirley

From a surname that was originally derived from a place name meaning "bright clearing" in Old English. This is the name of a main character in Charlotte Brontë's semi-autobiographical novel Shirley (1849). The child actress Shirley Temple (1928-2014) helped to popularize this name.

Characteristics of the name Shirley

OriginsEnglish
PronouncedSHUR-lee
GenderUnisex
Traitsnatural, refined, simple, mature, classic, wholesome

How do we know this about Shirley

(and is it secret spies?)

We use a combination of data from the internet, and our own Machine Learning models to make these predictions.
In a gist, we use a Machine Learning model trained on a diverse global dataset of 100m+ names, and use it to predict different traits for a person based on first name!
NameGuessr guesses a person's nationality, age, and gender based on their name. We also try to give insightful info around the name's origin, name meaning, and name pronounciation.