NameTides

Shannon

Shannon was the #2,387 girls' name in the US in 2025 (75 babies), and #2,138 in England & Wales.

Shannon as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • NSW
Shannon as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.012.52537.55018801900192019401960198020002020IrelandEngland & WalesUS
Shannon as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.012.52537.5501880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales publishes its top 100 only, so it appears in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanadaNSW
2025#2,387 (75)#2,138 (13)——#885 (3)——
2024#1,870 (107)#1,743 (17)—#407 (3)—#2,259 (9)—
2023#2,033 (96)#2,201 (12)—#264 (6)#555 (6)#2,900 (6)—
2022#1,856 (109)#1,948 (14)—#243 (7)#559 (6)#1,635 (13)—
2021#1,698 (122)#1,505 (20)—#446 (3)#586 (6)#2,021 (10)—
2020#1,948 (98)#1,846 (15)—#281 (5)#375 (10)#1,359 (17)—
2019#1,490 (147)#1,063 (32)#765 (3)#213 (8)#395 (10)#1,408 (17)—
2018#1,482 (148)#1,436 (22)#809 (3)#273 (6)#629 (5)#1,639 (13)—
2017#1,334 (174)#915 (41)#409 (8)#190 (10)#301 (15)#1,382 (17)—
2016#1,264 (193)#837 (45)#502 (6)#166 (13)#217 (22)#1,043 (25)—
2015#1,055 (249)#722 (55)#318 (12)#175 (12)#222 (23)#1,202 (20)—
2014#1,015 (257)#547 (77)#323 (12)#191 (10)#188 (28)#1,187 (21)—
2013#917 (278)#528 (79)#319 (12)#150 (13)#172 (33)#888 (30)—
2012#823 (327)#379 (124)#370 (10)#100 (25)#142 (40)#771 (36)—
2011#705 (394)#348 (137)#220 (20)#76 (32)#116 (55)#957 (27)—

Shannon as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Canada
  • NSW
Shannon as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020US
Shannon as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.521880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales publishes its top 100 only, so it appears in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandCanadaNSW
2025#2,991 (41)————
2024#2,595 (51)————
2023#2,895 (43)————
2022#2,962 (42)————
2021#2,193 (64)————
2020#2,024 (70)————
2019#2,081 (69)#4,702 (3)———
2018#2,083 (68)————
2017#1,861 (79)#4,812 (3)———
2016#1,890 (78)————
2015#1,815 (82)————
2014#1,766 (85)————
2013#1,588 (97)#3,822 (4)———
2012#1,626 (95)——#2,368 (6)—
2011#1,561 (101)————

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1976 at #17.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1912.
  • In 2025, 65% of US babies named Shannon were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 21,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 21,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 20,000rare
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 7,000uncommon
USBoys2025about 1 in 42,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Shannon is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 21,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 17,000 to 1 in 26,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Shannon by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #1,014ILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: #761MAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,093CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,921TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Shannon (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
ShannonCanadaGirls—too few
ShannonCanadaBoys—too few
ShannonEngland & WalesGirls#2,13813
Shannon-England & WalesGirls—too few
ShannonEngland & WalesBoys—too few
ShannonIrelandGirls#8853
ShannonNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
ShannonNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
ShannonNSWGirls—too few
ShannonNSWBoys—too few
ShannonScotlandGirls—too few
ShannonScotlandBoys—too few
ShannonUSGirls#2,38775
ShannonUSBoys#2,99141