Shalimar vs Shannon

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

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Shalimar

Girl name

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Name B

Shannon

Girl name · Rank #1863

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Metric Shalimar Shannon
Current Rank Unranked #1863
Total Births (all years) 639 295,710
Peak Year 2012 1970
Peak Year Births 29 13,547
Peak Decade 1980ss 1970ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1954 1912

Births by Decade

Decade Shalimar Shannon
1910ss — 15
1920ss — 112
1930ss — 372
1940ss — 1,557
1950ss 11 6,100
1960ss 32 33,852
1970ss 124 113,798
1980ss 182 78,421
1990ss 171 45,909
2000ss 67 12,458
2010ss 52 2,585
2020ss — 531

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Shalimar Shannon
2014 5 257
2015 5 249
2016 — 193
2017 — 174
2018 — 148
2019 — 147
2020 — 98
2021 — 122
2022 — 108
2023 — 96
2024 — 107

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, 1954–2015.

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