Girl name Persian origin Multiple tradition

Shirin

shee-REEN · 6 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Sweet; charming
Language
Persian
Culture
Persian
Religion
Multiple
Style era
modern
Themes
virtue · mythological
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#8854
2024 births12
Peak year1985
First appeared1938
Total US births786
1985 peak19381960198120032024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Shir
Alternate spellings
ShireenShyrin
In other languages
Shirin (Persian)Şirin (Turkish)Shereen (Arabic)

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