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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Shannah

Shannah was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1978, when it ranked 1932nd with 51 babies. More babies were named Shannah in the 1980s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
197851 babies
Total since 1880
1,378babies recorded

Shannah popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000#4,95424
1990#2,84241
1980#2,21146
1970#2,50730
1960——
1950——
1940——
1930——
1920——
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Shannah, counting every spelling?

Shannah has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Shannah?

About 1,300 people born in the US named Shannah are alive today, with a median age of 41; half are between 32 and 49. That makes Shannah mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Shannah by state

How common Shannah was among girls born in each state in 1976–1980, around its peak. In 49 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesGA0.06Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesTX0.02Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Shannah, girls, 1976–1980. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Shannah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Shannah, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Shannah

How popular is the name Shannah?

Shannah was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1978, when it ranked 1932nd with 51 babies. More babies were named Shannah in the 1980s than in any other decade.

Is Shannah a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 1,378 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Shannah most popular?

In 1976–1980, Shannah was most common in Georgia (0.06 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Texas.