How Many People Are Named Shirin?
An estimated 745 people in the United States have the first name Shirin. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 31 years old, and Shirin peaked in popularity in 1985 with 27 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shirin as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Shirin paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
745
About 1 in 460,073 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
31
years old
Peak Year
1985
27 births
Total Registered
786
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shirin
Shirin is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 786 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shirin as a female name
Ranked #8,854 in 2024
12 female births in 2024
Peak: 1985 (27 births)
Shirin: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shirin span from the 1930s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 176 babies were registered. Shirin has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shirin by Decade
How has Shirin tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Shirin by State
Birth registrations for Shirin span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Texas, New York, California. On average, about 55 Shirins were registered per state.
Shirin + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shirin as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Shirin
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Shirin: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shirin?
We estimate approximately 745 people named Shirin are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 460,073 Americans share this first name.
Is Shirin a common name?
Shirin is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 786 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shirin most popular?
Shirin reached peak popularity in 1985, when 27 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shirin is approximately 31 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shirin a female name?
Shirin is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shirin Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shirin Smith, Shirin Johnson, Shirin Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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