Shireen
Shireen was the 10005th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 10 babies. Its best year was 1951, when it ranked 1523rd; the most babies were born in 1991 (40). Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,844 places. More babies were named Shireen in the 1980s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #10,005 girls, up 159 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 10girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 199140 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,355babies recorded
Shireen popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #10,005 | 10 |
| 2020 | #10,164 | 10 |
| 2010 | #11,139 | 10 |
| 2000 | #7,522 | 14 |
| 1990 | #3,428 | 32 |
| 1980 | #4,289 | 18 |
| 1970 | #2,841 | 25 |
| 1960 | #6,293 | 6 |
| 1950 | #3,034 | 13 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Shireen, counting every spelling?
Shireen is a spelling of Shirin, a name family that had 25 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 25 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shirin | 15 | #7,443 | 57 |
| Shireen | 10 | #10,005 | 34 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Shireen?
10 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Shireen (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Shireen born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 831 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Shireen.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Shireen?
About 1,200 people born in the US named Shireen are alive today, with a median age of 41; half are between 30 and 56. That makes Shireen mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Shireen: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Shireen, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Shireen
How popular is the name Shireen?
Shireen was the 10005th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 10 babies. Its best year was 1951, when it ranked 1523rd; the most babies were born in 1991 (40). Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,844 places. More babies were named Shireen in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Shireen a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Shireen in the US.