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Shannon Name Popularity

How popular is the name Shannon? Here’s everything we know.

Year Rank # Births % Births
1910 0 0%
1911 0 0%
1912 0 0%
1913 0 0%
1914 0 0%
1915 0 0%
1916 0 0%
1917 0 0%
1918 0 0%
1919 0 0%
1920 0 0%
1921 0 0%
1922 1,679 5 0.0004%
1923 0 0%
1924 0 0%
1925 0 0%
1926 0 0%
1927 0 0%
1928 0 0%
1929 0 0%
1930 0 0%
1931 0 0%
1932 0 0%
1933 0 0%
1934 0 0%
1935 0 0%
1936 0 0%
1937 1,359 6 0.0006%
1938 1,152 12 0.0012%
1939 1,281 9 0.0009%
1940 937 25 0.0024%
1941 903 31 0.0028%
1942 688 74 0.0059%
1943 627 102 0.0078%
1944 767 56 0.0045%
1945 720 61 0.005%
1946 727 79 0.0054%
1947 538 198 0.0119%
1948 587 154 0.0096%
1949 500 212 0.0132%
1950 419 324 0.0201%
1951 442 312 0.0184%
1952 423 364 0.0209%
1953 386 437 0.0247%
1954 366 523 0.0286%
1955 339 599 0.0326%
1956 330 659 0.0349%
1957 340 677 0.0352%
1958 320 800 0.0423%
1959 283 972 0.0512%
1960 286 997 0.0526%
1961 250 1,222 0.0647%
1962 230 1,375 0.0749%
1963 185 2,045 0.1139%
1964 170 2,295 0.1304%
1965 144 2,565 0.1569%
1966 119 2,989 0.1914%
1967 101 3,441 0.2267%
1968 53 6,402 0.4264%
1969 31 10,451 0.6784%
1970 22 13,547 0.8513%
1971 21 12,652 0.842%
1972 22 10,964 0.805%
1973 22 9,804 0.7562%
1974 18 10,609 0.8162%
1975 21 9,371 0.7292%
1976 17 13,372 1.0375%
1977 19 12,517 0.9286%
1978 22 10,601 0.7885%
1979 25 10,367 0.7352%
1980 29 9,667 0.6612%
1981 32 9,227 0.6277%
1982 38 8,622 0.577%
1983 38 8,426 0.571%
1984 37 8,476 0.5698%
1985 41 7,713 0.5082%
1986 44 7,404 0.4905%
1987 45 6,965 0.4564%
1988 56 6,254 0.4013%
1989 61 5,660 0.3507%
1990 68 5,189 0.3131%
1991 71 4,843 0.2971%
1992 66 5,289 0.3314%
1993 53 6,070 0.3893%
1994 60 5,503 0.3586%
1995 73 4,730 0.3138%
1996 80 4,330 0.2892%
1997 85 3,910 0.2644%
1998 104 3,269 0.2184%
1999 118 2,738 0.1828%
2000 152 2,173 0.1422%
2001 171 1,888 0.1253%
2002 182 1,750 0.1168%
2003 227 1,425 0.0937%
2004 256 1,228 0.0806%
2005 299 1,032 0.0675%
2006 352 893 0.057%
2007 440 691 0.0438%
2008 479 613 0.0397%
2009 571 487 0.0326%
2010 691 359 0.0249%
2011 711 335 0.0235%
2012 789 280 0.0196%
2013 886 226 0.0159%
2014 1,002 189 0.013%
2015 983 200 0.0137%
2016 1,183 130 0.009%
2017 1,181 122 0.0087%
2018 1,291 97 0.0071%
2019 1,433 76 0.0056%
2020 2,271 34 0.0027%
2021 1,950 46 0.0038%
2022 1,884 58 0.0044%

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What names are variants of Shannon?

Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Shannon.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Channa

He (God) has favored me; old, ancient

Hebrew

Shana

Hebrew

Shandy
Shane

Old, ancient

Gaelic

Shani

Crimson; a marvel, wondrous

African

Shanna

Old, ancient; lily

Hebrew

Shannae

Old, ancient

Gaelic

Shannan

Old, ancient

Gaelic

Shannen

Old, ancient

Gaelic

Shannin

Old, ancient

Gaelic

Shanon

Old, ancient

Gaelic


What names sound like Shannon?

If you like how Shannon sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Shannon.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Chanina

Gracious

Hebrew

Chaninah

Gracious

Hebrew

Shawneen

English


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6 Comments

  1. The name “Shannon” is very special to me. It appeared on my wall in large print one evening at a time when I was giong through some tough times. I continue to hear the name and references to it just about daily. I understand the significance on a personal note.

  2. My moms name is shannon i love it

  3. I love this name I met a girl in my class I become friend with her and we call each other she loves my comment and my voice

  4. its my name and i love it so

  5. Her dad’s name is Shannon and wanted to give her a part of his name

  6. I love the name it’s different


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