Shirin Forename
2,591st
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 398,938 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Afghanistan
Shirin Forename User-submission:
This forename comes from the very common word in Turkish language. It means 'sweet or cute'. Although the name is unisex, it is most commonly given to females.
Shirin Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 100% | 130,436 | 1:602 | 122 |
| Bangladesh | 100% | 105,393 | 1:1,513 | 196 |
| Afghanistan | 77% | 60,616 | 1:538 | 80 |
| Uzbekistan | 98% | 29,384 | 1:1,048 | 238 |
| India | 100% | 16,737 | 1:72,586 | 9,288 |
| Tajikistan | 93% | 13,114 | 1:639 | 115 |
| Egypt | 99% | 8,849 | 1:10,385 | 964 |
| Turkmenistan | 100% | 5,023 | 1:1,090 | 262 |
| Pakistan | 86% | 3,935 | 1:49,392 | 2,845 |
| Singapore | 100% | 3,639 | 1:1,728 | 218 |
| Russia | 58% | 3,536 | 1:40,790 | 937 |
| United States | 95% | 3,517 | 1:103,081 | 4,536 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 98% | 2,703 | 1:2,210 | 378 |
| England | 97% | 1,339 | 1:41,526 | 2,095 |
| Canada | 100% | 1,155 | 1:28,687 | 2,315 |
| Bulgaria | 98% | 1,022 | 1:6,840 | 799 |
| China | - | 1,009 | 1:1,353,871 | 37,597 |
| Hong Kong | - | 695 | 1:11,155 | 969 |
| Kazakhstan | 91% | 665 | 1:26,687 | 1,442 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 641 | 1:48,070 | 5,572 |
| Sweden | 99% | 606 | 1:16,267 | 1,214 |
| Mauritius | - | 555 | 1:2,338 | 424 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 358 | 1:58,098 | 5,853 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 334 | 1:50,605 | 3,443 |
| Germany | 100% | 331 | 1:292,078 | 3,833 |
| Bahrain | - | 326 | 1:4,137 | 668 |
| Armenia | 100% | 319 | 1:9,150 | 824 |
| Iraq | 100% | 309 | 1:113,326 | 2,600 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 259 | 1:27,614 | 2,704 |
| South Africa | 100% | 186 | 1:293,186 | 16,710 |
| Malaysia | 94% | 173 | 1:176,011 | 10,560 |
| Georgia | 63% | 170 | 1:21,991 | 1,513 |
| Azerbaijan | 83% | 133 | 1:72,503 | 3,777 |
| Kuwait | - | 114 | 1:33,204 | 3,097 |
| Norway | 100% | 105 | 1:48,879 | 2,041 |
| Thailand | 100% | 103 | 1:680,251 | 28,855 |
| Australia | - | 97 | 1:140,800 | 4,364 |
| New Zealand | - | 93 | 1:48,775 | 2,677 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 92 | 1:573,786 | 15,417 |
| Indonesia | 100% | 77 | 1:3,350,178 | 149,032 |
| Spain | 100% | 57 | 1:816,315 | 7,958 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 57 | 1:144,096 | 3,864 |
| Kosovo | - | 54 | 1:34,471 | 3,053 |
| Italy | 100% | 51 | 1:1,197,296 | 9,879 |
| France | 100% | 44 | 1:1,510,690 | 9,950 |
| Denmark | - | 39 | 1:144,859 | 3,650 |
| Qatar | 97% | 36 | 1:65,822 | 8,074 |
| Belgium | 100% | 33 | 1:348,183 | 6,599 |
| Austria | 100% | 28 | 1:304,079 | 3,613 |
| Philippines | 100% | 28 | 1:3,786,053 | 70,966 |
| Portugal | - | 28 | 1:371,817 | 6,212 |
| Wales | 100% | 28 | 1:110,511 | 2,590 |
| Israel | 100% | 27 | 1:311,219 | 7,762 |
| Scotland | 100% | 26 | 1:205,783 | 3,617 |
| Finland | 100% | 24 | 1:228,466 | 3,699 |
| Czechia | 93% | 21 | 1:507,436 | 2,515 |
| Sudan | - | 16 | 1:2,362,936 | 3,917 |
| Turkey | 100% | 16 | 1:4,862,607 | 22,291 |
| Brazil | - | 15 | 1:14,282,410 | 156,374 |
| Belarus | 94% | 14 | 1:677,313 | 4,005 |
| Oman | - | 12 | 1:342,389 | 4,330 |
| Syria | - | 12 | 1:1,608,840 | 3,623 |
| Guyana | 100% | 11 | 1:69,387 | 5,899 |
| Poland | 100% | 9 | 1:4,225,235 | 4,388 |
| Jordan | 100% | 7 | 1:1,260,968 | 6,027 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 7 | 1:194,488 | 10,722 |
| Japan | - | 6 | 1:21,331,010 | 46,700 |
| Panama | - | 6 | 1:651,093 | 16,250 |
| Romania | 100% | 6 | 1:3,341,996 | 26,471 |
| Albania | 100% | 5 | 1:609,314 | 20,025 |
| Chile | 100% | 5 | 1:3,521,442 | 19,163 |
| Kenya | - | 5 | 1:9,261,422 | 35,582 |
| Monaco | 100% | 5 | 1:7,693 | 1,062 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 4 | 1:44,391,090 | 271,718 |
| Cyprus | - | 3 | 1:290,359 | 3,456 |
| Mexico | 100% | 3 | 1:41,381,476 | 74,307 |
| Cambodia | 100% | 2 | 1:8,136,665 | 51,498 |
| Hungary | 100% | 2 | 1:4,895,886 | 4,852 |
| Iceland | - | 2 | 1:183,008 | 5,215 |
| Lebanon | 100% | 2 | 1:2,813,786 | 13,895 |
| Peru | 100% | 2 | 1:15,895,727 | 74,652 |
| Uganda | 100% | 2 | 1:20,478,460 | 91,660 |
| Ukraine | - | 2 | 1:22,749,954 | 22,291 |
| Venezuela | - | 2 | 1:15,100,946 | 147,145 |
| Ireland | - | 1 | 1:4,643,519 | 13,375 |
| Abkhazia | 100% | 1 | 1:243,422 | 3,525 |
| Argentina | - | 1 | 1:42,773,243 | 43,333 |
| Brunei | - | 1 | 1:419,570 | 3,266 |
| Cape Verde | - | 1 | 1:529,151 | 6,361 |
| Colombia | 100% | 1 | 1:47,778,926 | 95,497 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 1 | 1:4,767,948 | 27,206 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 1 | 1:73,827,605 | 146,761 |
| Ecuador | - | 1 | 1:17,726,919 | 31,775 |
| Estonia | - | 1 | 1:1,315,380 | 8,883 |
| Greece | - | 1 | 1:10,934,548 | 22,228 |
| Grenada | - | 1 | 1:108,125 | 4,208 |
| Honduras | - | 1 | 1:8,817,467 | 33,018 |
| Latvia | - | 1 | 1:2,015,645 | 6,531 |
| Libya | - | 1 | 1:6,221,309 | 3,060 |
| Luxembourg | - | 1 | 1:564,049 | 5,042 |
| Maldives | 100% | 1 | 1:433,903 | 5,827 |
| Morocco | - | 1 | 1:34,348,636 | 18,260 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100% | 1 | 1:8,152,314 | 202,620 |
| Saint Lucia | - | 1 | 1:177,815 | 8,104 |
| Senegal | - | 1 | 1:14,581,356 | 34,505 |
| Serbia | - | 1 | 1:7,145,721 | 10,629 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 1 | 1:580,957 | 8,641 |
| South Korea | - | 1 | 1:5,544,421 | 37,250 |
| Tunisia | - | 1 | 1:676,902 | 12,933 |
| Yemen | - | 1 | 1:26,296,751 | 14,474 |
The alternate forms: Shirín (1) are calculated separately.
Shirin (63,123) may also be a surname.
Shirin Forename Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This forename comes from the very common word in Turkish language. It means 'sweet or cute'. Although the name is unisex, it is most commonly given to females.
- sirinazarThe name Sherine (Shireen, Shirin) means 'sweet', 'pleasant'. It is of Persian origin.
- sherinealxnShirin Forename Popularity
Shirin Demographics
Average Shirin Salary in
United States
$55,457 USD
Per year
Rank:
85,967 of 531,972
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.00104206
Rank: 4,255 of 532,209
Percentage of national average salary:
127.4%
Sample size: 1,549 (2014)
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD
Phonetically Similar Names
Shirin Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shirin in the Russian language | ||
| Ширин | sirin | - |
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