Shannon

Girl name

Shannon has been given to 348,161 babies in the U.S. since 1881. It peaked in 1970.

Meaning & origin /ˈʃænən/

Origin: surnames, place names

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025

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Total babies

348,161

Peak year

1970 (16,118 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1881

10-year trend

▼ -65%

Gender split

85% girls / 15% boys

Famous people named Shannon

Shay Mitchell

Canadian actress

Shannon Lucid

American biochemist and retired NASA astronaut

Shannon Elizabeth

American actress

Shannon Leto

American drummer

Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).

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