Shirin
A girls’ name of Persian origin, meaning sweet; pleasant.
Babies a year
11
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Shirin by the numbers
Shirin was given to 11 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 27 babies in 1985, making it a 1980s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Shirin. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Sirinmythical bird of paradise5 in England and Wales (2025)
- Sharona plain or fertile region; biblical place name243 in the US (2017)
- Shirasong70 in the US (2017)
- Sabirinpatient ones; plural of sabir17 in the US (2017)
- Sabrinpatient or enduring; feminine form of sabir15 in the US (2017)
- Sherwinbright friend; form of Sherwin14 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Shirin
Names that are said the same way as Shirin, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Names about as common as Shirin
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