Girls' name · since 1938
Shirin
Shirin has 801 recorded births since 1938 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1985 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,711 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,185 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 801
- born since 1938
- 1980s
- peak decade
801 babies have been named Shirin since 1938, making it today's #7185 girls' name.
Shirin has 801 recorded births among girls since 1938, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7185 as of the latest data, more common than 58% of girls, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1938 to 2025.
- #8,711 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,185 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 801 born since 1938
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shirin ranks #8,711 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,185 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 801 born since 1938, peaking in the 1980s.
- #8,711 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,185 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 801
- born since 1938
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shirin's 801 recorded births place it above 87.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Shirin compares
801 Top 36% higher than 64% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Shirin's all-time total is 113% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Shirin | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 801 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 27 | 21 | 19,840 |
Shirin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shirin's SSA record in two at 1994 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1938, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1985 peak of 27, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shirin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1938–2025
- Peak year (1985)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 88 years of records
Shirin by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (176 births, 22% of the file).
1980s was Shirin's strongest decade.
176 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Shirin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1950s 12
1950s
12 births
- 1960s 52
1960s
52 births
- 1970s
1970s
86 births
- 1980s
1980s
176 births
- 1990s
1990s
136 births
- 2000s
2000s
134 births
- 2010s
2010s
133 births
- 2020s 67
2020s
67 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 176 births (22% of all-time use).
How Shirin compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Shirin's total volume
Shirin by state
Where Shirin concentrates geographically, total births since 1938
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 125 | 15.6% |
| #2 | New York | | 34 | 4.2% |
| #3 | Texas | | 5 | 0.6% |
125 of 801 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Shirin's data
- Shirin's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (176 total births) through the 2020s (67) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Shirins (125 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shirin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1985)
Similar record span (~87 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1938–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Shirin draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.