How popular is the name Shirin?

796 US babies were named Shirin between 1940 and 2025. The name peaked in 1985.

What careers are people named Shirin over-represented in?

Among notable women who are actors, Shirins show up 1.3× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is. This is a pattern among people who already have the name, not a prediction.

Name meaning & stats

Shirin

Q: How common is the spelling Shirin?

1 in 3 Shireens spell it Shirin.

Shirin. 796 US babies since 1940, peak 1985. Notable Shirins are 1.3× over-represented as actors.

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What it means

No agreed meaning on record

In US birth records

Peak year: 1985

796 US babies were named Shirin between 1940 and 2025.

Shirin around the world

Norway: 124 babies since 1945, peak 1981
England & Wales: 112 babies since 1996, peak 2003
France: 80 babies since 1900, peak 2007
Sweden: 76 babies since 1998, peak 2005

From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.

Where Shirins end up

Career	vs expected	Confidence
Actor	1.3×	Medium · 11 people
Writer	1.1×	Low · 5 people
Professor	1.2×	Low · 5 people
Politician	0.9×	Low · 5 people

Among notable women who are actors, Shirins show up 1.3× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.

Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.

Other spellings

1 in 3 Shireens spell it Shirin

Shireen 59%
Shirin 35%
Shiron 5%

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 1985)