Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Shereen isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1937. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Shereen through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,587
- 0 boys · 1,587 girls
- Most popular year
- 1984
- 47 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2019. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 47 in 1984. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,367 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Shereen’s family of names
In English usage, Shereen has a related form in Sherine.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Shereen
- Shireen Abu AklehPalestinian-American journalist (1971–2022)
- Shereen BhanIndian journalistborn 1976
- Shereen UsdinSouth African activistborn 1962
- Shereen RedaEgyptian actressborn 1968
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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