Shannon

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Shannon is a given name of Irish origin used predominantly for girls, but also given to boys (13% of births). There have been 348,046 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 295,710 as girls and 52,336 as boys. Shannon gained popularity in the 1960s, peaked in 1970 and has since declined significantly. It is the #208 most popular name for a girl.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 158
2023 138
2022 150
2021 186
2020 168
2019 216
2018 216
2017 253
2016 271
2015 331
2014 342
2013 375
2012 422
2011 495
2010 513
2009 687
2008 807
2007 903
2006 1,109
2005 1,247
2004 1,456
2003 1,653
2002 1,991
2001 2,116
2000 2,421
1999 3,055
1998 3,549
1997 4,210
1996 4,653
1995 5,108
1994 5,911
1993 6,446
1992 5,756
1991 5,358
1990 5,709
1989 6,226
1988 6,765
1987 7,485
1986 7,974
1985 8,403
1984 9,239
1983 9,307
1982 9,711
1981 10,432
1980 10,998
1979 12,009
1978 12,448
1977 14,805
1976 15,980
1975 11,900
1974 13,113
1973 12,439
1972 13,979
1971 15,655
1970 16,118
1969 12,825
1968 8,106
1967 4,616
1966 4,148
1965 3,508
1964 3,057
1963 2,679
1962 1,897
1961 1,569
1960 1,298
1959 1,307
1958 966
1957 869
1956 857
1955 800
1954 682
1953 581
1952 525
1951 483
1950 474
1949 349
1948 297
1947 331
1946 237
1945 171
1944 168
1943 193
1942 175
1941 125
1940 107
1939 100
1938 97
1937 86
1936 67
1935 61
1934 70
1933 63
1932 47
1931 52
1930 26
1929 35
1928 43
1927 37
1926 37
1925 38
1924 29
1923 50
1922 44
1921 34
1920 19
1919 39
1918 30
1917 24
1916 31
1915 30
1914 16
1913 16
1912 14
1908 7
1907 6
1906 5
1905 5
1904 7
1890 5
1885 6
1881 5