Shir Forename

5,832nd
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 180,005 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Shir Forename Definition:

The diminutive of Shirley.

Shir Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan
94%
 
145,4291:22416
Iran
100%
28,5951:2,745387
Pakistan
84%
 
2,4771:78,4653,827
India
70%
 
9741:1,247,30875,976
Malaysia
 
93%
5021:60,6574,792
Hong Kong-4631:16,7451,552
China-3921:3,484,83649,396
United States
 
76%
3541:1,024,11621,309
Thailand
 
98%
2691:260,46815,545
Nigeria
96%
 
581:3,061,45452,972
Philippines
63%
 
381:2,789,72356,834
Canada
100%
341:974,51119,697
Netherlands
 
99%
341:497,12012,168
Turkmenistan
100%
331:165,8451,456
Bhutan
 
77%
321:25,7791,063
England
100%
321:1,737,59123,425
Singapore
100%
291:216,7958,671
Sweden
96%
 
231:428,60511,536
Russia
100%
191:7,591,24831,825
Germany
76%
 
181:5,370,99321,319
Costa Rica-171:280,4685,518
Australia-161:853,60110,910
Brazil-131:16,479,704171,823
Indonesia
100%
101:25,796,367599,978
France
100%
71:9,495,76330,047
Guyana
83%
 
71:109,0378,020
Norway
67%
 
61:855,38812,625
Belarus
100%
61:1,580,3977,457
Liberia
 
67%
61:735,34418,173
Paraguay-61:1,206,1347,440
Mexico
100%
51:24,828,88553,479
Venezuela
67%
 
51:6,040,37977,223
Finland
100%
51:1,096,6379,775
Qatar
100%
51:473,92138,106
Denmark-51:1,129,90012,942
Taiwan
100%
51:4,753,93676,486
South Africa
 
60%
41:13,633,162197,070
Belgium
100%
41:2,872,51022,632
Argentina-41:10,693,31119,797
Suriname-41:138,2032,927
Uzbekistan-41:7,696,61011,277
Egypt
100%
41:22,975,23627,891
Azerbaijan
100%
31:3,214,31527,427
Turkey-31:25,933,90352,822
Austria
100%
31:2,838,06711,255
United Arab Emirates-31:2,383,99875,650
Israel-21:4,201,45930,777
Albania
100%
21:1,523,28533,816
Armenia
100%
21:1,459,37610,220
Senegal
100%
21:7,290,67824,413
Italy
100%
21:30,531,04557,596
Colombia-21:23,889,46363,722
Ecuador-21:8,863,46021,868
Czechia-21:5,328,0818,108
Zimbabwe-11:15,423,817113,731
Spain-11:46,529,96535,592
Sri Lanka-11:20,799,08716,824
Switzerland-11:8,213,49636,387
Trinidad and Tobago-11:1,361,41934,512
Uruguay-11:3,427,63713,958
Japan-11:127,986,05794,066
Bangladesh-11:159,461,36636,167
Chile-11:17,607,20848,996
Croatia-11:4,217,07620,943
Georgia-11:3,738,46629,095
Ghana-11:26,986,21613,521
Greece-11:10,934,54822,228
Haiti-11:10,726,95341,696
Iraq-11:35,017,85922,933
Serbia-11:7,145,72110,629
Kazakhstan
100%
11:17,746,84544,366
Kosovo-11:1,861,44022,170
Kyrgyzstan
100%
11:5,973,27746,622
Nepal-11:28,487,352119,417
Panama-11:3,906,55740,800
Papua New Guinea
100%
11:8,152,314202,620
Peru-11:31,791,454110,866
Scotland
50%
 
11:5,350,36624,769

Shir (361,884) may also be a surname.

Shir Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The diminutive of Shirley.

Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge

Shir Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shair8997,770/
Shire896,778/
Sheir89884/
Shier89302/
Shior89288/
Shoir89187/
Shirt8975/
Shirz8928/
Shird8927/
Shirr8914/
Shgir8913/
Shirh8911/
Schir896/
Shihr894/
Shuir893/
Shhir893/
Shirp892/
Shirë892/
Shsir891/
Shitr891/
Shisr891/
Hshir891/
Jshir891/
Sir8641,124/
Shaair80957/
Sahair80194/
Shairz80190/
Shaire80151/
Shirre8038/
Sheire8036/
Shairh8033/
Shshir8021/
Shaihr8014/
Saheir808/
Schair807/
Sheirh806/
Shairt806/
Shihre804/
Shaird804/
Schier803/
Sheird803/
Shuire803/
Shierr802/
Shhair802/
Sheirr802/
Shoire802/
Shoirh802/
Shairr802/
Sohgir801/
Shirhs801/
Sheirt801/
Shaijr801/
Shaisr801/
Schijr801/
Scheir801/
Sher75684,928/
Sire7517,919/
Sair7511,736/
Sehr751,264/
Seir75814/
Sier75647/
Chir75496/
Shyr75460/
Suir75304/
Soir75289/
Sirt75253/
Sjir75108/
Sirr7572/
Sgir7568/
Sitr7568/
Sisr7521/
Sird7515/
Sirp7514/
Shjr757/
S'Ir754/
Xsir754/
Xhir753/
Ssir753/
Sirh753/
Hzir752/
Sihr752/
Syhr751/
Hcir751/
Jsir751/
Shaggir7398/
Shahair7316/
Shirova737/
Sheirre737/
Souhier736/
Shaheir736/
Shsheir735/
Saahier734/
Shairre732/
Sheireh732/
Sha'air731/
Sjahier731/
Shirdth731/
Shairph731/
Shairth731/
Sahgihr731/
Sahaird731/
Sahaitr731/
Schshir731/
Shiyuru731/
Sheer6710,256/
Shere673,839/
Chitr672,518/
Sherr671,414/
Saire671,251/
Shear671,173/
Shehr671,052/
Chair67747/
Soire67597/
Choir67530/
Saird67317/
Sierd67307/
Chire67168/
Sherd67160/
Shayr67132/
Sherz67113/
Siert67108/
Shert6793/
Soirh6779/
Sjair6778/
Suire6778/
Saair6778/
Siere6759/
Scher6755/
Shyre6755/
Sirre6747/
Seire6745/
Shher6745/
Cheir6741/
Saitr6736/
Scire6728/
Sheyr6721/
Shyrr6720/
Sehyr6718/
Chirt6718/
Chhir6717/
Sahyr6717/
Sethr6716/
Chird6716/
Sherë6715/
Shajr6715/
Saihr6714/
Sierr6714/
Chirp6713/
Sirph6712/
Sairt6711/
Sairh6710/
Chirr6710/
Shoyr6710/
Seyhr678/
Shetr678/
Hsair678/
Shyor678/
Sherp678/
Shesr678/
Ssher677/
Sheur676/
Shger676/
Sgair675/
Chuir674/
Sirdh674/
Szair674/
Sherh674/
Shyhr673/
Shser673/
Sairr673/
Hsuir673/
Shjrt673/
Schär672/
Sağir672/
Saisr672/
Sohyr672/
Shhre672/
Shyrd672/
Shuyr672/
Sirhe672/
Scier672/
Chirz671/
Chisr671/
Chihr671/
Suitr671/
Ssair671/
Ssird671/
Ssire671/
Ssitr671/
Séire671/
Shshzair671/
Sihre671/
Seird671/
Seirt671/
Siûrd671/
Sjier671/
Shejr671/
Sairz671/
Saijr671/
Scirr671/
Schahier671/
Schairre671/
Zhschgir671/
Ċsher671/
Jsair671/
Jsher671/
Jsier671/
Hsher671/
Scirp671/
Scheirdt671/
Sehrt671/
Zsjhr671/
Sittr671/

Shir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shir in the Russian language
Ширsir-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shir