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Shireen

100% girls · 10 born in 2025

Shireen has been given to about 1,355 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1991, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

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Origin—
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Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 1,271
Median age today41 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Shireen per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1991 · 40
  • Born in 202510
  • All time1,355
  • England & Wales, 20255

How popular is Shireen?

Its best year was 1991, when 40 babies were given the name, ranking 2926th. The typical living American called Shireen is about 41 years old today.

Names that sound like Shireen

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Shirlene0.71
  2. Shirley0.64
  3. Shirlee0.66
  4. Charleen0.64
  5. Eileen0.60
  6. Sheree0.61
  7. Aileen0.60
  8. Doreen0.59

Middle names for Shireen

Ranked by flow score
  1. Shireen Anne0.85
  2. Shireen Rose0.81
  3. Shireen Marie0.81
  4. Shireen Grace0.81
  5. Shireen Eve0.81
  6. Shireen Jane0.81

Sibling names for Shireen

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Georginasister · 0.78
  2. Dereckbrother · 0.76
  3. Barronbrother · 0.76
  4. Marcelbrother · 0.74
  5. Aracelisister · 0.74
  6. Larasister · 0.73

Where Shireen is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Shireen White0.76
    2. Shireen Moore0.76
    3. Shireen Hill0.76
    4. Shireen Hall0.76
    5. Shireen Brown0.76
    6. Shireen Young0.73

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Shireen

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.