Shannan vs Shannon

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

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Shannan

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Shannon

Girl name · Rank #1863

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Metric Shannan Shannon
Current Rank Unranked #1863
Total Births (all years) 5,162 295,710
Peak Year 1969 1970
Peak Year Births 284 13,547
Peak Decade 1970ss 1970ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1950 1912

Births by Decade

Decade Shannan Shannon
1910ss — 15
1920ss — 112
1930ss — 372
1940ss — 1,557
1950ss 82 6,100
1960ss 846 33,852
1970ss 2,161 113,798
1980ss 1,204 78,421
1990ss 669 45,909
2000ss 182 12,458
2010ss 18 2,585
2020ss — 531

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Shannan Shannon
2014 — 257
2015 — 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, 1950–2012.

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