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The baby name Shirin is a Girl name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced shee-REEN.

Shirin is Middle Persian, Persian in Origin.

Gender: Girl
Syllables: 2
Origin: Middle Persian, Persian
Pronunciation: shee-REEN

What is the meaning of the name Shirin ?

The baby name Shirin is a girl name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced shee-REEN.

Shirin is Middle Persian, Persian in Origin.

Shirin is a Persian feminine name from the adjective šīrīn, written شیرین in modern Persian. Its earliest secure form belongs to Middle Persian, where šīrīn denoted sweet, pleasant, or agreeable. The ending -īn is a common Iranian adjectival formation, and the word entered personal naming without a major semantic shift: the literal sense remains sweet or pleasing.

The name is historically attached to Shirin, the Christian wife or consort of the Sasanian king Khosrow II, and became especially prominent through Nizami Ganjavi’s 12th-century romance Khosrow o Shirin. Persianate literary culture carried it into Azerbaijani, Turkish, Urdu, and South Asian usage, with spellings such as Shireen, Shereen, and Turkish Şirin. In modern records it is familiar in Iran and diaspora communities but has remained outside the U.S. Top 1000; notable bearers include Nobel laureate Shirin Ebadi and artist Shirin Neshat.

Shirin has the following similar or variant Names

Famous people with the name Shirin

Shirin Ebadi Politician · Born 1947 · Iran Shirin Ebadi is an Iranian lawyer and human rights activist who gained international recognition for her efforts in promoting democracy and human rights, particularly for women and children in Iran. She was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2003 for her significant contributions to these causes.

Shirin – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Germany Girls 2020 #1 — 423
TM Girls 0 #8 37 574
TM Boys 0 #36 1 614
BD Girls 0 #41 868 8,413
CY 0 #59 2 1,632
IN 0 #70 2 2,963
AZ Girls 0 #74 2 1,051
AF 0 #75 2 1,883
BG 0 #78 5 1,799
CN 0 #85 2 3,857
AF Girls 0 #87 8 2,402
IR Girls 0 #92 1,408 8,334
KZ 0 #94 1 1,452
ID Girls 0 #102 1 3,319
QA 0 #102 5 7,011
SD 0 #102 1 2,130
TW 0 #103 1 4,523
GE Girls 0 #108 1 1,564
GE Boys 0 #110 1 2,055
BN Girls 0 #113 2 5,459
OM 0 #113 9 6,215
IQ 0 #115 15 3,533
KW 0 #121 1 5,216
AZ Boys 0 #123 9 1,400
Switzerland Girls 2024 #131 5 1,786
Norway Girls 2001 #134 5 519
MU 0 #137 1 3,613
JO 0 #138 3 2,158
BW Girls 0 #151 1 4,216
BD 0 #156 73 5,992
AE 0 #166 12 10,220
BG Girls 0 #169 56 3,559
SI Girls 0 #175 3 2,769
IR 0 #178 53 4,221
Sweden Girls 2021 #181 3 1,666
LU Girls 0 #190 1 4,850
RU 0 #194 1 3,641
IQ Girls 0 #201 407 11,303
DK 0 #206 1 5,198
PS 0 #224 3 5,692
HU Girls 0 #225 1 3,308
AL Girls 0 #226 2 4,141
KZ Girls 0 #238 84 5,862
JP Girls 0 #245 7 6,592
GR Girls 0 #247 3 6,293
PT 0 #250 1 4,161
AF Boys 0 #268 7 3,535
GR Boys 0 #273 1 6,912
QA Girls 0 #274 43 15,378
IL 0 #275 8 6,291
SG 0 #276 7 11,010
JO Girls 0 #281 45 7,570
DK Girls 0 #283 34 7,429
Canada Girls 2021 #286 5 2,910
KZ Boys 0 #289 8 6,578
HR Girls 0 #294 1 3,687
MU Girls 0 #295 57 8,539
SA 0 #304 9 10,560
SD Girls 0 #325 21 7,678
DK Boys 0 #332 1 7,401
OM Girls 0 #333 64 15,987
CZ Girls 0 #345 7 5,378
MY 0 #349 6 12,352
CN Girls 0 #354 6 8,829
HK 0 #356 2 8,483
Austria Girls 0 #358 63 1,885
PL Girls 0 #363 2 5,096
Finland Girls 0 #377 15 1,368
NL 0 #381 11 2,481
AE Girls 0 #385 169 20,968
JO Boys 0 #385 5 7,057
EG 0 #386 15 6,387
YE 0 #395 4 8,639
Germany 0 #408 30 2,542
France Girls 2019 #409 3 3,279
RU Girls 0 #435 64 11,913
PS Girls 0 #455 69 10,981
KW Girls 0 #458 58 19,177
PT Girls 0 #466 6 7,952
ZA 0 #474 1 14,421
RU Boys 0 #481 25 12,621
IL Girls 0 #491 128 11,648
CO 0 #510 1 7,768
IR Boys 0 #512 41 10,162
SG Girls 0 #525 62 18,916
BH 0 #529 25 17,937
UY Girls 0 #536 1 6,731
SY 0 #543 193 11,684
Germany Girls 0 #544 328 4,949
BD Boys 0 #546 31 10,045
IN Girls 0 #553 79 13,121
HK Boys 0 #557 1 12,905
LY 0 #557 3 12,703
PS Boys 0 #560 2 10,655
CR Girls 0 #572 2 11,342
HK Girls 0 #597 19 16,104
LB 0 #600 59 13,263
IL Boys 0 #621 5 10,983
IQ Boys 0 #648 20 13,071
Finland Girls 2026 #678 61 3,895
CL Boys 0 #700 1 13,390
IT 0 #702 13 4,183
SG Boys 0 #737 3 17,960
QA Boys 0 #739 5 18,093
EG Girls 0 #774 187 14,742
SA Girls 0 #778 158 25,931
KW Boys 0 #801 6 18,755
NG Girls 0 #826 1 15,093
NL Girls 0 #832 124 5,933
TN 0 #857 9 13,765
EG Boys 0 #867 20 15,035
United States Girls 2024 #905 12 8,487
OM Boys 0 #910 9 17,948
CL Girls 0 #913 3 14,098
Germany Boys 0 #941 12 5,697
MY Girls 0 #941 54 24,821
Spain Girls 0 #967 17 5,561
TR 0 #982 232 19,440
BR Girls 0 #992 1 12,708
IN Boys 0 #992 10 16,750
NG Boys 0 #1,001 1 16,906
PE Girls 0 #1,010 1 14,861
AE Boys 0 #1,073 20 22,615
MY Boys 0 #1,102 10 25,439
ZA Girls 0 #1,113 29 25,928
MA 0 #1,117 12 20,986
CO Girls 0 #1,152 1 16,140
DZ 0 #1,161 16 20,130
MX Girls 0 #1,267 1 17,781
IT Girls 0 #1,289 158 9,415
SA Boys 0 #1,571 44 28,008

Shirin is popular in 72 countries — most recent births per country:

Switzerland
United States
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People also ask about Shirin

Shirin is a unisex name, given to both boys and girls.
Shirin is a 2 syllable name, pronounced shee-REEN.
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Shireen, Shereen, Şirin and Sherin.
Yes, very popular — Shirin ranked #1 in Germany in 2020, and appears in official birth registries across 8 countries.
Shirin ranks highest in Germany (#1 in 2020).
Yes — 1 notable people named Shirin are in our database, including Shirin Ebadi (Politician).