girl's name
Shireen
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 1,557
Ireland
#396
1990 births
Shireen is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1991, when 40 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 331,565 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1923.
Shireen over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1920s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1920s | 5 |
| 1930s | 5 |
| 1940s | 52 |
| 1950s | 160 |
| 1960s | 160 |
| 1970s | 209 |
| 1980s | 262 |
| 1990s | 248 |
| 2000s | 117 |
| 2010s | 93 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 44 |
How popular is Shireen?
In 2025, Shireen was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Shireen is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Shireen
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Shireen also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Shireen over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Shireen
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Shireen — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Shireen
How popular is the name Shireen?
In 2025, Shireen was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Shireen a girl's or a boy's name?
Shireen is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Shireen most popular?
Shireen peaked in 1991, when 40 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Shireen a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Shireen currently ranks #4,544 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.