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Shirin

/ˈʃɪɹən/ · 100% girls · 15 born in 2025

Shirin has been given to about 801 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1985, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈʃɪɹən/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 780
Median age today32 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Shirin per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1985 · 27
  • Born in 202515
  • All time801

How popular is Shirin?

Its best year was 1985, when 27 babies were given the name, ranking 3321st. The typical living American called Shirin is about 32 years old today.

Names that sound like Shirin

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Sharyn0.63
  2. Christin0.62
  3. Kristin0.57
  4. Sheri0.57
  5. Shari0.57
  6. Tristin0.57
  7. Shira0.57
  8. Erin0.55

Middle names for Shirin

Ranked by flow score
  1. Shirin Anne0.81
  2. Shirin Eve0.80
  3. Shirin Elizabeth0.78
  4. Shirin Catherine0.78
  5. Shirin Josephine0.78
  6. Shirin Rose0.77

Sibling names for Shirin

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Dereckbrother · 0.82
  2. Kareembrother · 0.80
  3. Aracelisister · 0.79
  4. Alvarobrother · 0.79
  5. Elishaeither · 0.78
  6. Chanasister · 0.78

Where Shirin is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Shirin Anderson0.77
    2. Shirin Reyes0.72
    3. Shirin Moore0.72
    4. Shirin Lee0.72
    5. Shirin Hall0.72
    6. Shirin Green0.72

    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 Shirin

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025
    5. Norway1945–2025
    6. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    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.