Shirin comes from the Iranian / Persian tradition, meaning Kind and Sweet.
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How popular is Shirin?
1985peak year
The name Shirin reached its peak in 1985, with 27 registrations (ranked #3321). It first surfaced in U.S. records in 1938, roughly 47 years before its peak. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #9819) today, averaging about 13 new babies per year. Shirin has been declining in recent years. Across all years on record, approximately 786 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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