Shannon

Given to 348,161 US babies since 1881

▼ Falling −26% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025
#2387
recorded as girls
#2991
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
116
girls 75 · boys 41
Peak year
1976
13,368 babies recorded as girls
All-time total
348,161
since 1881

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Shannon was most popular in 1976, when 13,368 babies recorded as girls got the name (9.1 per 1,000). In 2025, 75 babies were named Shannon, ranking #2387 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 26%.03.757.511.251518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1976 (girls) Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Shannon was most popular in 1976, when 13,368 babies recorded as girls got the name (9.1 per 1,000). In 2025, 75 babies were named Shannon, ranking #2387 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 26%.03.757.511.25151880192019602000Peak 1976 (girls)

Shannon was most popular in 1976, when 13,368 babies recorded as girls got the name (9.1 per 1,000). In 2025, 75 babies were named Shannon, ranking #2387 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 26%.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 75 2387 41 2991
2024 107 1870 51 2595
2023 96 2033 43 2895
2022 109 1856 42 2962
2021 122 1698 64 2193
2020 98 1948 70 2024
2019 147 1490 69 2081
2018 148 1482 68 2083
2017 174 1334 79 1861
2016 193 1264 78 1890
2015 249 1055 82 1815
2014 257 1015 85 1766
2013 278 917 97 1588
2012 327 823 95 1626
2011 394 705 101 1561
2010 419 685 95 1639
2009 543 561 144 1241
2008 657 482 150 1182
2007 741 437 162 1118
2006 919 356 190 976
2005 1,053 303 194 911
2004 1,255 256 201 871
2003 1,447 227 206 843
2002 1,757 184 234 742
2001 1,906 171 210 799
2000 2,180 152 241 723
1999 2,747 118 308 602
1998 3,278 104 271 645
1997 3,914 85 296 598
1996 4,337 80 316 575
1995 4,733 73 375 524
1994 5,508 60 403 502
1993 6,070 53 377 525
1992 5,290 66 466 465
1991 4,845 71 514 435
1990 5,190 68 520 428
1989 5,660 61 566 389
1988 6,256 56 510 387
1987 6,968 45 517 372
1986 7,403 44 571 337
1985 7,714 41 689 295
1984 8,476 37 763 274
1983 8,424 38 882 246
1982 8,623 38 1,088 218
1981 9,226 32 1,205 207
1980 9,670 29 1,328 184
1979 10,370 25 1,639 158
1978 10,598 22 1,849 142
1977 12,518 19 2,286 120
1976 13,368 17 2,611 98
1975 9,370 21 2,530 101
1974 10,608 18 2,505 101
1973 9,802 22 2,636 100
1972 10,965 22 3,014 94
1971 12,647 21 3,008 106
1970 13,547 22 2,571 128
1969 10,452 31 2,373 129
1968 6,403 53 1,704 159
1967 3,444 101 1,171 198
1966 2,990 120 1,157 204
1965 2,570 144 938 243
1964 2,299 170 758 281
1963 2,053 186 626 318
1962 1,394 231 502 350
1961 1,234 252 336 435
1960 1,011 288 286 469
1959 1,007 282 300 459
1958 824 324 142 646
1957 709 340 160 606
1956 692 332 165 592
1955 643 336 157 585
1954 558 368 124 654
1953 492 383 89 754
1952 419 411 106 673
1951 374 431 109 668
1950 382 408 92 716
1949 267 494 82 761
1948 219 562 78 766
1947 256 517 75 794
1946 152 641 85 704
1945 119 680 52 864
1944 120 681 48 918
1943 143 634 50 943
1942 126 668 49 947
1941 83 790 42 987
1940 72 841 35 1107
1939 65 868 35 1085
1938 55 955 42 977
1937 55 929 31 1180
1936 32 1267 35 1095
1935 32 1264 29 1247
1934 38 1148 32 1173
1933 29 1330 34 1124
1932 23 1597 24 1426
1931 28 1394 24 1427
1930 15 2202 11 2444
1929 20 1825 15 2002
1928 17 2094 26 1448
1927 9 3284 28 1407
1926 11 2872 26 1432
1925 13 2617 25 1493
1924 10 3144 19 1839
1923 11 2917 39 1140
1922 15 2387 29 1367
1921 6 4464 28 1412
1920 <5 — 19 1820
1919 5 4814 34 1207
1918 5 4809 25 1446
1917 <5 — 24 1437
1916 <5 — 31 1176
1915 <5 — 30 1181
1914 <5 — 16 1545
1913 <5 — 16 1311
1912 5 2979 9 1746
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1908 <5 — 7 1113
1907 <5 — 6 1200
1906 <5 — 5 1253
1905 <5 — 5 1233
1904 <5 — 7 966
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1881 <5 — 5 866

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Other spellings

Shanon · 6,549 Shannan · 5,479 Shannen · 2,071 Shanan · 868 Shannyn · 527 Shaneen · 321 Shanin · 317 Shanyn · 262

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Where Shannon is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls 85% · boys 15% across all years