Shanon
Shanon was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1970, when it ranked 610th with 285 babies. More babies were named Shanon 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
- 1970285 babies
- Total since 1880
- 6,549babies recorded
Shanon popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | #19,406 | — | 5 | — |
| 2000 | #6,437 | #5,534 | 17 | 13 |
| 1990 | #2,125 | #2,615 | 62 | 26 |
| 1980 | #865 | #1,142 | 178 | 64 |
| 1970 | #610 | #856 | 285 | 89 |
| 1960 | #2,804 | #3,614 | 20 | 7 |
| 1950 | #2,761 | — | 15 | — |
| 1940 | — | — | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Shanon, counting every spelling?
Shanon has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How old are people named Shanon?
About 4,500 people born in the US named Shanon are alive today, with a median age of 49; half are between 42 and 55. That makes Shanon 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.
Shanon by state
How common Shanon was among girls born in each state in 1968–1972, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in California (1.7×). In 24 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 Shanon: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Shanon, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Shanon
How popular is the name Shanon?
Shanon was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1970, when it ranked 610th with 285 babies. More babies were named Shanon in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Is Shanon a boy or girl name?
No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 4,817 girls and 1,732 boys.
Where was Shanon most popular?
In 1968–1972, Shanon was most common in Montana (0.24 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and Louisiana.