Shireen
A girls’ name of Persian origin, meaning sweet, pleasant, delightful.
Shireen by the numbers
In 2025, 5 babies in England and Wales were named Shireen. In the US, 14 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 40 babies in 1991, making it a 1990s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Shireen. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Shereensweet or pleasant6 in the US (2017)
- Sireen18 in the US (2017)
- Shirleybright clearing; from a place name184 in the US (2017)
- Sereenserene or tranquil4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Shreeprosperity, wealth, beauty, or auspiciousness21 in England and Wales (2025)
- Sabreenpatient; enduring11 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Shireen
Names that are said the same way as Shireen, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean joy
Like Shireen, each of these has joy in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Abigailmy father's joy10,557 in the US (2017)
- Asherhappy, blessed6,076 in the US (2017)
- Edendelight, paradise594 in England and Wales (2025)
- Jocelyncheerful or joyful; from Jocundus1,828 in the US (2017)
- Tatumcheerful or bringer of joy1,159 in the US (2017)
- Joyjoy; gladness and pleasure971 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Shireen
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