Girls' name · since 1966
Shannyn
Since 1966, U.S. Social Security records show 527 babies named Shannyn, peaking in 2002. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,465 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 527
- born since 1966
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shannyn sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 527 recorded since 1966.
Shannyn has 527 recorded births among girls since 1966, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1966 to 2015.
- #11,465 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 527 born since 1966
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shannyn ranks #11,465 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 527 born since 1966, peaking in the 2000s.
- #11,465 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 527
- born since 1966
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shannyn's 527 recorded births place it above 84.14% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Shannyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shannyn's full recorded timeline at 1990, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1966, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2002 peak of 29 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shannyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–2015
- Peak year (2002)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Shannyn by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (149 births, 28% of the file).
2000s was Shannyn's strongest decade.
149 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Shannyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 20
1960s
20 births
- 1970s
1970s
124 births
- 1980s
1980s
83 births
- 1990s
1990s
128 births
- 2000s
2000s
149 births
- 2010s 23
2010s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 149 births (28% of all-time use).
How Shannyn compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Shannyn's total volume
Shannyn by state
Where Shannyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1966
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #2 | Minnesota | | 5 | 0.9% |
5 of 527 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Shannyn's data
- Shannyn's decade-level peak was the 2000s (149 total births); usage has since declined to 23 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Shannyns (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shannyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1966–2015 (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 Shannyn 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.