Shakenya vs Shannon

Side-by-side comparison of Shakenya and Shannon — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Shakenya

Girl name

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Name B

Shannon

Girl name · Rank #1874

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Metric Shakenya Shannon
Current Rank Unranked #1874
Total Births (all years) 152 295,782
Peak Year 1995 1970
Peak Year Births 16 13,547
Peak Decade 1990ss 1970ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1979 1912

Births by Decade

Decade Shakenya Shannon
1910ss — 15
1920ss — 112
1930ss — 372
1940ss — 1,557
1950ss — 6,100
1960ss — 33,850
1970ss 8 113,793
1980ss 53 78,420
1990ss 69 45,912
2000ss 22 12,458
2010ss — 2,586
2020ss — 607

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Shakenya Shannon
2014 — 257
2015 — 249
2016 — 193
2017 — 174
2018 — 148
2019 — 147
2020 — 98
2021 — 122
2022 — 109
2023 — 96
2024 — 107
2025 — 75

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1979–2002.

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