Shannan
Shannan was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1969, when it ranked 588th with 284 babies. More babies were named Shannan in the 1970s 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
- 1969284 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,479babies recorded
Shannan popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 317 since 1963.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | — |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2010 | #16,659 | 6 |
| 2000 | #4,276 | 29 |
| 1990 | #2,124 | 62 |
| 1980 | #839 | 187 |
| 1970 | #612 | 283 |
| 1960 | #2,803 | 20 |
| 1950 | #5,979 | 5 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Shannan, counting every spelling?
Shannan has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How old are people named Shannan?
About 4,900 people born in the US named Shannan are alive today, with a median age of 49; half are between 41 and 55. That makes Shannan mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
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.
Shannan by state
How common Shannan was among girls born in each state in 1967–1971, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Kansas (3.4×), Oklahoma (2.2×), California (1.6×). In 23 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Shannan: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Shannan, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Shannan
How popular is the name Shannan?
Shannan was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1969, when it ranked 588th with 284 babies. More babies were named Shannan in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Is Shannan a boy or girl name?
No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 5,162 girls and 317 boys.
Where was Shannan most popular?
In 1967–1971, Shannan was most common in Kansas (0.44 per 1,000 girls), followed by Oklahoma and Arizona.