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Sherine
How to Pronounce Sherine
Pronounced shuh-REEN /ʃəˈriːn/Medium
Meaning: Sherine has two honest readings: as an American respelling in the Sharon and Sherry family, and as a form of the Persian Shirin, meaning 'sweet, pleasant', long famous from the romance of Khosrow and Shirin. Both readings are plausible for different families.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Sherine can be traced two ways: as an American variant beside Sharon and Sherry, and as a spelling of the Persian Shirin, 'sweet', celebrated in the medieval tale of Khosrow and Shirin. In the United States record it appears in the 1940s and peaked around 1972, always in small numbers.
It was never common, given to only a couple dozen girls a year at its height, so a Sherine from that time would be in her fifties today. Its soft, cross-cultural sound gives it quiet appeal, though it has never been widely used in America.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Sherine mean?
It is read either as a form of Sharon or as the Persian Shirin, meaning 'sweet'.
How do you pronounce Sherine?
It's said shuh-REEN /ʃəˈriːn/, two syllables with the stress on the second.
Is Sherine a boy or girl name?
Sherine is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Sherine?
It has always been rare, given to only a couple dozen girls a year at its high point in the early nineteen-seventies.