Recorded 1987–2019 Girls' name Peak 1992 53 births

Shiran — girls' name

53 babies named Shiran in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s362000s62010s6

The verdict

53 girls have been named Shiran since 1987, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2019.

53
total births
1987–2019
years on record
1990s
peak decade
68%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

68% of everyone ever named Shiran was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

7 babies were named Shiran in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shiran

The Social Security Administration has registered 53 babies named Shiran between 1987 and 2019, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shiran currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shiran performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 36 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Shiran shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Shiran in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shiran in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 53 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Shiran at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

53

Since 1987

33 years of records

Peak year

1992

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1987

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2019

Shiran popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1987

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1992)
7
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 201920071996199519941993199219901987 5

Shiran by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
36 births that decade — 68% of Shiran's all-time total
1980s51990s362000s62010s6

Shiran by state

Where Shiran concentrates geographically — total births since 1987

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Shiran
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
6 11.3%
New York share of Shiran's total US births 11.3%

6 of 53 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shiran?
53 babies have been named Shiran since 1987. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 1992 with 7 births.
When was Shiran most popular?
Shiran was most popular in the 1990s decade with 36 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
Where is Shiran most popular?
The top states for the name Shiran are New York (6 births).
How long has the name Shiran been used?
Shiran has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 33 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Shiran?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Shirley, Shiloh, Shira, Shirlee, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1987–2019 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.