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Shirin

Girl

Meaning of Shirin: Persian: 'sweet'

Shirin is a girl's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 7014th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 4843rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#7014

15 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#4843

4 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

801

First recorded 1938 · peak 1985

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 10 babies1982: 15 babies1983: 22 babies1984: 17 babies1985: 27 babies1986: 20 babies1987: 20 babies1988: 11 babies1989: 16 babies1990: 14 babies19901991: 12 babies1992: 23 babies1993: 13 babies1994: 16 babies1995: 9 babies1996: 12 babies1997: 14 babies1998: 10 babies1999: 13 babies2000: 22 babies20002001: 11 babies2002: 9 babies2003: 18 babies2004: 19 babies2005: 10 babies2006: 16 babies2007: 9 babies2008: 13 babies2009: 7 babies2010: 11 babies20102011: 9 babies2012: 10 babies2013: 16 babies2014: 13 babies2015: 23 babies2016: 14 babies2017: 11 babies2018: 19 babies2019: 7 babies2020: 10 babies20202021: 5 babies2022: 15 babies2023: 10 babies2024: 12 babies2025: 15 babies
US babies named Shirin per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 27.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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