Unisex name · since 1953
Shiron
Shiron has 88 recorded births since 1953 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1956 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #28,607 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 88
- born since 1953
- 1960s
- peak decade
Shiron sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 88 recorded since 1953.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shiron has been recorded 88 times among girls since 1953, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1953 to 1985.
- #28,607 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 88 born since 1953
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shiron ranks #28,607 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 88 born since 1953, peaking in the 1960s.
- #28,607 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 88
- born since 1953
- 1960s
- peak decade
Shiron's 88 recorded births place it above 60.41% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shiron's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shiron's full recorded timeline at 1969, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1954, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1956 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shiron popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–1985
- Peak year (1956)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Shiron popularity over time - boys
32 total births recorded since 1976 (Shiron as boys' name)
Shiron by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (32 births, 36% of the file).
1960s was Shiron's strongest decade.
32 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Shiron births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
19 births
- 1960s
1960s
32 births
- 1970s
1970s
31 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 32 births (36% of all-time use).
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What to do with Shiron's data
- Shiron's decade-level peak was the 1960s (32 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shiron: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~32 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, 1953–1985 (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 Shiron 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.