Is Shirin a boy or girl name?

Shirin is a girl’s name. Of the 801 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Shirin

Recorded 1938–2025 · United States

Shirin was most popular in 1985, when 27 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,099 that year. In 2025 it ranked #12,329, with 15 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 801 people named Shirin.

Shirin over time

Births per year. The dot marks Shirin’s peak in 1985. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Shirin a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Shirin is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 801 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Shirin

Where Shirin is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

California 7.5×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org