Unisex name · since 1944
Shanon
Shanon has 4,817 recorded births since 1944 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1970 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,641 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 4,817
- born since 1944
- 1970s
- peak decade
Shanon sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 4,817 recorded since 1944.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shanon has been recorded 4,817 times among girls since 1944, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1944 to 2019.
- #2,641 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 4,817 born since 1944
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shanon ranks #2,641 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 4,817 born since 1944, peaking in the 1970s.
- #2,641 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 4,817
- born since 1944
- 1970s
- peak decade
Shanon's 4,817 recorded births place it above 96.34% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
34 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Shanon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shanon's full recorded timeline at 1980, 38% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 62% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1944, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1970 peak of 285 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shanon popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1944–2019
- Peak year (1970)
- 285
- Annual births at peak, across 76 years of records
Shanon popularity over time - boys
1,732 total births recorded since 1952 (Shanon as boys' name)
Shanon by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (2,071 births, 43% of the file).
1970s was Shanon's strongest decade.
2,071 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Shanon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 23
1940s
23 births
- 1950s 191
1950s
191 births
- 1960s 709
1960s
709 births
- 1970s
1970s
2,071 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,230 births
- 1990s 451
1990s
451 births
- 2000s 121
2000s
121 births
- 2010s 21
2010s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 2,071 births (43% of all-time use).
How Shanon 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 Shanon's total volume
Shanon by state
Where Shanon concentrates geographically, total births since 1944
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 593 | 12.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 217 | 4.5% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 189 | 3.9% |
| #4 | New York | | 187 | 3.9% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 166 | 3.4% |
| #6 | Florida | | 164 | 3.4% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 155 | 3.2% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 148 | 3.1% |
593 of 4,817 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 34 reporting states.
Shanon appears in 34 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Shanon's data
- Shanon's decade-level peak was the 1970s (2,071 total births); usage has since declined to 21 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Shanons (593 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Shanon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~75 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, 1944–2019 (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 Shanon 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.