Shannon
#2,387 for girls in 2025, 75 births · #2,991 for boys in 2025, 41 births
Given to girls 85.0% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1976 · 13,368 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 30 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 295,782since 1912
Shannon over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #2,387 | 75 | #2,991 | 41 |
| 2024 | #1,870 | 107 | #2,595 | 51 |
| 2023 | #2,033 | 96 | #2,895 | 43 |
| 2022 | #1,856 | 109 | #2,962 | 42 |
| 2021 | #1,698 | 122 | #2,193 | 64 |
| 2020 | #1,948 | 98 | #2,024 | 70 |
| 2019 | #1,490 | 147 | #2,081 | 69 |
| 2018 | #1,482 | 148 | #2,083 | 68 |
| 2017 | #1,334 | 174 | #1,861 | 79 |
| 2016 | #1,264 | 193 | #1,890 | 78 |
| 2015 | #1,055 | 249 | #1,815 | 82 |
| 2014 | #1,015 | 257 | #1,766 | 85 |
| 2013 | #917 | 278 | #1,588 | 97 |
| 2012 | #823 | 327 | #1,626 | 95 |
| 2011 | #705 | 394 | #1,561 | 101 |
| 2010 | #685 | 419 | #1,639 | 95 |
| 2009 | #561 | 543 | #1,241 | 144 |
| 2008 | #482 | 657 | #1,182 | 150 |
| 2007 | #437 | 741 | #1,118 | 162 |
| 2006 | #356 | 919 | #976 | 190 |
| 2005 | #303 | 1,053 | #911 | 194 |
| 2004 | #256 | 1,255 | #871 | 201 |
| 2003 | #227 | 1,447 | #843 | 206 |
| 2002 | #184 | 1,757 | #742 | 234 |
| 2001 | #171 | 1,906 | #799 | 210 |
| 2000 | #152 | 2,180 | #723 | 241 |
| 1999 | #118 | 2,747 | #602 | 308 |
| 1998 | #104 | 3,278 | #645 | 271 |
| 1997 | #85 | 3,914 | #598 | 296 |
| 1996 | #80 | 4,337 | #575 | 316 |
| 1995 | #73 | 4,733 | #524 | 375 |
| 1994 | #60 | 5,508 | #502 | 403 |
| 1993 | #53 | 6,070 | #525 | 377 |
| 1992 | #66 | 5,290 | #465 | 466 |
| 1991 | #71 | 4,845 | #435 | 514 |
| 1990 | #68 | 5,190 | #428 | 520 |
| 1989 | #61 | 5,660 | #389 | 566 |
| 1988 | #56 | 6,256 | #387 | 510 |
| 1987 | #45 | 6,968 | #372 | 517 |
| 1986 | #44 | 7,403 | #337 | 571 |
| 1985 | #41 | 7,714 | #295 | 689 |
| 1984 | #37 | 8,476 | #274 | 763 |
| 1983 | #38 | 8,424 | #246 | 882 |
| 1982 | #38 | 8,623 | #218 | 1,088 |
| 1981 | #32 | 9,226 | #207 | 1,205 |
| 1980 | #29 | 9,670 | #184 | 1,328 |
| 1979 | #25 | 10,370 | #158 | 1,639 |
| 1978 | #22 | 10,598 | #142 | 1,849 |
| 1977 | #19 | 12,518 | #120 | 2,286 |
| 1976 | #17 | 13,368 | #98 | 2,611 |
| 1975 | #21 | 9,370 | #101 | 2,530 |
| 1974 | #18 | 10,608 | #101 | 2,505 |
| 1973 | #22 | 9,802 | #100 | 2,636 |
| 1972 | #22 | 10,965 | #94 | 3,014 |
| 1971 | #21 | 12,647 | #106 | 3,008 |
| 1970 | #22 | 13,547 | #128 | 2,571 |
| 1969 | #31 | 10,452 | #129 | 2,373 |
| 1968 | #53 | 6,403 | #159 | 1,704 |
| 1967 | #101 | 3,444 | #198 | 1,171 |
| 1966 | #120 | 2,990 | #204 | 1,157 |
| 1965 | #144 | 2,570 | #243 | 938 |
| 1964 | #170 | 2,299 | #281 | 758 |
| 1963 | #186 | 2,053 | #318 | 626 |
| 1962 | #231 | 1,394 | #350 | 502 |
| 1961 | #252 | 1,234 | #435 | 336 |
| 1960 | #288 | 1,011 | #469 | 286 |
| 1959 | #282 | 1,007 | #459 | 300 |
| 1958 | #324 | 824 | #646 | 142 |
| 1957 | #340 | 709 | #606 | 160 |
| 1956 | #332 | 692 | #592 | 165 |
| 1955 | #336 | 643 | #585 | 157 |
| 1954 | #368 | 558 | #654 | 124 |
| 1953 | #383 | 492 | #754 | 89 |
| 1952 | #411 | 419 | #673 | 106 |
| 1951 | #431 | 374 | #668 | 109 |
| 1950 | #408 | 382 | #716 | 92 |
| 1949 | #494 | 267 | #761 | 82 |
| 1948 | #562 | 219 | #766 | 78 |
| 1947 | #517 | 256 | #794 | 75 |
| 1946 | #641 | 152 | #704 | 85 |
| 1945 | #680 | 119 | #864 | 52 |
| 1944 | #681 | 120 | #918 | 48 |
| 1943 | #634 | 143 | #943 | 50 |
| 1942 | #668 | 126 | #947 | 49 |
| 1941 | #790 | 83 | #987 | 42 |
| 1940 | #841 | 72 | #1,107 | 35 |
| 1939 | #868 | 65 | #1,085 | 35 |
| 1938 | #955 | 55 | #977 | 42 |
| 1937 | #929 | 55 | #1,180 | 31 |
| 1936 | #1,267 | 32 | #1,095 | 35 |
| 1935 | #1,264 | 32 | #1,247 | 29 |
| 1934 | #1,148 | 38 | #1,173 | 32 |
| 1933 | #1,330 | 29 | #1,124 | 34 |
| 1932 | #1,597 | 23 | #1,426 | 24 |
| 1931 | #1,394 | 28 | #1,427 | 24 |
| 1930 | #2,202 | 15 | #2,444 | 11 |
| 1929 | #1,825 | 20 | #2,002 | 15 |
| 1928 | #2,094 | 17 | #1,448 | 26 |
| 1927 | #3,284 | 9 | #1,407 | 28 |
| 1926 | #2,872 | 11 | #1,432 | 26 |
| 1925 | #2,617 | 13 | #1,493 | 25 |
| 1924 | #3,144 | 10 | #1,839 | 19 |
| 1923 | #2,917 | 11 | #1,140 | 39 |
| 1922 | #2,387 | 15 | #1,367 | 29 |
| 1921 | #4,464 | 6 | #1,412 | 28 |
| 1920 | — | #1,820 | 19 | |
| 1919 | #4,814 | 5 | #1,207 | 34 |
| 1918 | #4,809 | 5 | #1,446 | 25 |
| 1917 | — | #1,437 | 24 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,176 | 31 | |
| 1915 | — | #1,181 | 30 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,545 | 16 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,311 | 16 | |
| 1912 | #2,979 | 5 | #1,746 | 9 |
| 1911 | — | — | ||
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| 1909 | — | — | ||
| 1908 | — | #1,113 | 7 | |
| 1907 | — | #1,200 | 6 | |
| 1906 | — | #1,253 | 5 | |
| 1905 | — | #1,233 | 5 | |
| 1904 | — | #966 | 7 | |
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| 1890 | — | #994 | 5 | |
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| 1885 | — | #836 | 6 | |
| 1884 | — | — | ||
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| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | #866 | 5 | |
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five girls were named Shannon! It came in at #2,979, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1912–1920, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Shannon is popular in 1940
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Washington#209 · 1 in 1,445
- Michigan#452 · 1 in 7,288
- Alabama#493 · 1 in 5,907
- California#614 · 1 in 8,321
Best ever in a state: #4 in Nevada, 1970.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | #209 | 8 | 1 in 1,445 |
| Michigan | #452 | 6 | 1 in 7,288 |
| Alabama | #493 | 5 | 1 in 5,907 |
| California | #614 | 6 | 1 in 8,321 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Shannon
- 517 spots since 2024 (#1,870 → #2,387)
- 439 spots since 2020 (#1,948 → #2,387)
- 1,332 spots since 2015 (#1,055 → #2,387)
- Biggest jump: 338 spots in 1937 (#1,267 → #929)
- Biggest drop: 124 spots in 2010 (#561 → #685)
- Debuted 1912
- Peaked 1976 at #17 (13,368 births)
- Births halved by 1988, 12 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 30 yrs · run 1968–1997
- Top 1,000: 77 yrs · run 1937–2013
- Highest: 1 in 110 girls born in 1976 were named Shannon (0.91%)
- Latest: 1 in 21,430 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 38.5% of all girls named Shannon (113,793) were born in this decade
- Mostly boys until 1936, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 15 | #2,979 (1912) | #4,201 |
| 1920s | 112 | #1,825 (1929) | #2,845 |
| 1930s | 372 | #868 (1939) | #1,295 |
| 1940s | 1,557 | #494 (1949) | #651 |
| 1950s | 6,100 | #282 (1959) | #362 |
| 1960s | 33,850 | #31 (1969) | #158 |
| 1970s | 113,793 | #17 (1976) | #21 |
| 1980s | 78,420 | #29 (1980) | #42 |
| 1990s | 45,912 | #53 (1993) | #78 |
| 2000s | 12,458 | #152 (2000) | #313 |
| 2010s | 2,586 | #685 (2010) | #1,077 |
| 2020s | 607 | #1,698 (2021) | #1,965 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Shannon in 1940
Top girls' names in 1940
Top boys' names in 1940
More about 1940
girls
1,143,528 girls got a published name in 1940; 1 in 15,882 of them was named Shannon, which outranked 83.3% of the 5,028 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,159,172 boys got a published name in 1940; 1 in 33,119 of them was named Shannon, which outranked 71.9% of the 3,937 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,090Nevin36
- #1,090Ruth36
- #1,090Therman36
- #1,107Shannon35
- #1,107Arnulfo35
- #1,107Authur35
- #1,107Clarke35
- #1,135Abner34
- #1,135Alice34
- #1,135Allison34
Tied with 27 names at #1,107; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.