Girls' name · since 1968
Shannin
Since 1968, U.S. Social Security records show 240 babies named Shannin, peaking in 1969. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #18,006 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 240
- born since 1968
- 1970s
- peak decade
240 girls have been named Shannin since 1968, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Shannin recorded 240 times among girls since 1968, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2001.
- #18,006 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 240 born since 1968
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shannin ranks #18,006 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 240 born since 1968, peaking in the 1970s.
- #18,006 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 240
- born since 1968
- 1970s
- peak decade
Shannin's 240 recorded births place it above 75.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shannin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shannin's SSA record in two at 1981 and the more recent half accounts for 42% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 58%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1987, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1969 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shannin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2001
- Peak year (1969)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Shannin by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (108 births, 45% of the file).
1970s was Shannin's strongest decade.
108 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Shannin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 26
1960s
26 births
- 1970s
1970s
108 births
- 1980s
1980s
54 births
- 1990s
1990s
47 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 108 births (45% of all-time use).
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What to do with Shannin's data
- Shannin's decade-level peak was the 1970s (108 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shannin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1969)
Similar record span (~33 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1968–2001 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Shannin draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.