Sabrina vs Shirin
Sabrina and Shirincompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Norway · Girls
In 2001, Sabrina was ranked #425 and Shirin #554 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Sabrina was ranked #467 and Shirin #4843 among girls in England and Wales.
Sabrina and Shirin over time
Sabrina and Shirin appear together in 2 published lists, across 38 years of shared records. Sabrina held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Shirin in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls21 shared years, 1996–2024
Sabrina held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Shirin in 0.
Highest recorded here: Sabrina #164 in 1996, Shirin #1552 in 2003.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Sabrina #467, Shirin #4843.
Norway · Girls17 shared years, 1978–2001
Sabrina held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Shirin in 1.
Highest recorded here: Sabrina #293 in 1990, Shirin #414 in 1981.
The order changed in 1980: Sabrina moved ahead. In 1979 they stood at #644 and #487; by 1980 that had become #330 and #429.
Most recent shared year, 2001: Sabrina #425, Shirin #554.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Sabrina | Shirin |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #381 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #4843 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Sabrina has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Shirin.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Sabrina
Popularity journey
First recorded1969
First recorded at #393 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1969 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1969–2025
Highest recorded position: #39 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1977 (recorded 1969–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #413 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Shirin
Popularity journey
First recorded1972
First recorded at #491 among girls in Norway in 1972 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1972–2001
Highest recorded position: #414 among girls in Norway, in 1981 (recorded 1972–2001).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4843 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls