Is Shannan a boy or girl name?
Shannan was mostly a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 94.2% of the 5,479 US babies named Shannan were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Shannan since 1950
- 5,479
- Most popular year
- 1970
- 305 babies
Boys and girls named Shannan, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 82 | 100% |
| 1960s | 52 | 846 | 94.2% |
| 1970s | 191 | 2,161 | 91.9% |
| 1980s | 57 | 1,204 | 95.5% |
| 1990s | 17 | 669 | 97.5% |
| 2000s | 0 | 182 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 18 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | – |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 6 | #16,545 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 6 | #16,473 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 6 | #16,658 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 7 | #14,994 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 11 | #10,679 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 17 | #7,683 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 15 | #8,177 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,793 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 14 | #8,171 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 18 | #6,534 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 25 | #4,878 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 33 | #3,927 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 29 | #4,276 |
| 1999 | 5 | #11,339 | 53 | #2,669 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 40 | #3,165 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 57 | #2,357 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 50 | #2,551 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 65 | #2,096 |
| 1994 | 5 | #10,014 | 85 | #1,742 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 94 | #1,623 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 90 | #1,683 |
| 1991 | 7 | #7,155 | 73 | #1,928 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,124 |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,824 | 86 | #1,624 |
| 1988 | 7 | #6,315 | 67 | #1,859 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 97 | #1,395 |
| 1986 | 5 | #7,653 | 81 | #1,525 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 132 | #1,102 |
| 1984 | 5 | #7,155 | 125 | #1,109 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 120 | #1,125 |
| 1982 | 10 | #4,193 | 159 | #941 |
| 1981 | 12 | #3,583 | 150 | #981 |
| 1980 | 11 | #3,808 | 187 | #839 |
| 1979 | 13 | #3,324 | 203 | #784 |
| 1978 | 24 | #2,059 | 196 | #781 |
| 1977 | 18 | #2,543 | 219 | #709 |
| 1976 | 15 | #2,803 | 234 | #657 |
| 1975 | 21 | #2,193 | 172 | #803 |
| 1974 | 24 | #1,927 | 164 | #821 |
| 1973 | 15 | #2,589 | 188 | #744 |
| 1972 | 20 | #2,067 | 237 | #644 |
| 1971 | 19 | #2,194 | 265 | #628 |
| 1970 | 22 | #1,933 | 283 | #612 |
| 1969 | 13 | #2,529 | 284 | #588 |
| 1968 | 11 | #2,707 | 160 | #793 |
| 1967 | 9 | #2,957 | 89 | #1,116 |
| 1966 | 7 | #3,494 | 80 | #1,207 |
| 1965 | 6 | #3,864 | 59 | #1,444 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,723 |
| 1963 | 6 | #3,987 | 50 | #1,620 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 23 | #2,590 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 35 | #1,992 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 20 | #2,804 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 16 | #3,083 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 15 | #3,209 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 14 | #3,277 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 15 | #3,155 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,726 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,486 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,463 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,980 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Shannan reached #1,927 in 1974. As a girl name, it reached #588 in 1969. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Shannan
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.