Shereen
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- sheh-REEN
- Origin
- Persian
Shereen is a girls' name of Persian origin, meaning “sweet”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Shereen mean?
Persian: variant of Shirin, from Persian shirin 'sweet'
“sweet”
Shirin, from a Persian word for 'sweet', is the heroine of Nizami's 12th-century romance Khosrow and Shirin.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Shereen a girl's or a boy's name?
Shereen is a girls' name.
How popular is Shereen in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 24 girls.
Half of all the girls named Shereen in the UK since 1996 were born between 1998 and 2007. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Shereen in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,864 |
| 2020 | 3 | #5,734 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,904 |
| 2018 | 5 | #4,204 |
| 2017 | 3 | #5,998 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 3 | #5,983 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,888 |
| 2013 | 5 | #4,267 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 5 | #4,244 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 6 | #3,603 |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 9 | #2,543 |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,657 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,806 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,957 |
| 2003 | 11 | #1,831 |
| 2002 | 11 | #1,755 |
| 2001 | 11 | #1,723 |
| 2000 | 15 | #1,348 |
| 1999 | 18 | #1,194 |
| 1998 | 23 | #1,015 |
| 1997 | 17 | #1,227 |
| 1996 | 24 | #924 |
How popular is Shereen in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1984, with 47 girls. It first appears in the records in 1937.
Half of all the girls named Shereen in the US since 1880 were born between 1966 and 1990, the years shaded on the chart below.
Shereen in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5 | #15,532 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 6 | #14,120 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 6 | #14,577 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #16,985 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 8 | #12,574 |
| 2007 | 6 | #15,485 |
| 2006 | 9 | #11,412 |
| 2005 | 9 | #10,915 |
| 2004 | 14 | #7,823 |
| 2003 | 13 | #7,993 |
| 2002 | 12 | #8,274 |
| 2001 | 16 | #6,614 |
| 2000 | 20 | #5,486 |
| 1999 | 23 | #4,713 |
| 1998 | 20 | #5,119 |
| 1997 | 20 | #5,006 |
| 1996 | 21 | #4,734 |
| 1995 | 29 | #3,665 |
| 1994 | 33 | #3,367 |
| 1993 | 38 | #3,047 |
| 1992 | 39 | #2,969 |
| 1991 | 41 | #2,837 |
| 1990 | 36 | #3,073 |
| 1989 | 34 | #3,098 |
| 1988 | 38 | #2,739 |
| 1987 | 35 | #2,778 |
| 1986 | 29 | #3,133 |
| 1985 | 37 | #2,600 |
| 1984 | 47 | #2,110 |
| 1983 | 27 | #3,064 |
| 1982 | 36 | #2,581 |
| 1981 | 35 | #2,614 |
| 1980 | 24 | #3,411 |
| 1979 | 34 | #2,621 |
| 1978 | 36 | #2,431 |
| 1977 | 38 | #2,341 |
| 1976 | 33 | #2,439 |
| 1975 | 28 | #2,680 |
| 1974 | 25 | #2,835 |
| 1973 | 37 | #2,127 |
| 1972 | 26 | #2,680 |
| 1971 | 34 | #2,296 |
| 1970 | 25 | #2,779 |
| 1969 | 28 | #2,454 |
| 1968 | 39 | #1,909 |
| 1967 | 25 | #2,432 |
| 1966 | 37 | #1,882 |
| 1965 | 40 | #1,801 |
| 1964 | 32 | #2,108 |
| 1963 | 27 | #2,305 |
| 1962 | 31 | #2,112 |
| 1961 | 33 | #2,035 |
| 1960 | 21 | #2,648 |
| 1959 | 23 | #2,394 |
| 1958 | 23 | #2,375 |
| 1957 | 23 | #2,346 |
| 1956 | 7 | #4,836 |
| 1955 | 14 | #3,094 |
| 1954 | 12 | #3,324 |
| 1953 | 7 | #4,594 |
| 1952 | 13 | #3,039 |
| 1951 | 6 | #4,832 |
| 1950 | 8 | #3,960 |
| 1949 | 9 | #3,611 |
| 1948 | 11 | #3,136 |
| 1947 | 14 | #2,768 |
| 1946 | 5 | #4,958 |
| 1945 | 7 | #3,674 |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 5 | #4,253 |
Names like Shereen
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Erin, Yasmin, Robyn, Ffion, Sarah, Simran, Jasmine, Samreen, Savreen, Holly, Sasha, Mehreen
Names related to Shereen
More Persian names
Jasper, Esther, Casper, Cyrus, Darius, Zorawar, Kiyan, Rumi, Yasmine, Kasper, Mahnoor, Dario, Arian, Arman, Armaan, Jazmin
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Shereen: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shereen, updated 20 October 2026.