Shirin vs Susan
Shirin and Susancompared 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 1996, Shirin was ranked #658 and Susan #363 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Shirin was ranked #4843 and Susan #2253 among girls in England and Wales.
Shirin and Susan over time
Shirin and Susan appear together in 2 published lists, across 41 years of shared records. Susan held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Shirin in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Susan reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Shirin in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
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.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Shirin and Susan changed places 4 times in Norway · Girls between 1972 and 1996, ending at #658 and #363.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls21 shared years, 1996–2024
Shirin held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Susan in 21.
Highest recorded here: Shirin #1552 in 2003, Susan #397 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Shirin #4843, Susan #2253.
Norway · Girls20 shared years, 1972–1996
Shirin held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Susan in 18.
Highest recorded here: Shirin #414 in 1981, Susan #219 in 1974.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1996: Shirin #658, Susan #363.
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 | Shirin | Susan |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #4843 (2024) | England and Wales · Girls #2440 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Shirin and Susan both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
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
Susan
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #239 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1952–1985
Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1954 (recorded 1952–1985).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #2440 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls