Is Shannen a boy or girl name?
Shannen was mostly a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 92.8% of the 2,071 US babies named Shannen were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Shannen since 1961
- 2,071
- Most popular year
- 1993
- 225 babies
Boys and girls named Shannen, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21 | 77 | 78.6% |
| 1970s | 41 | 251 | 86% |
| 1980s | 15 | 269 | 94.7% |
| 1990s | 39 | 979 | 96.2% |
| 2000s | 29 | 311 | 91.5% |
| 2010s | 5 | 29 | 85.3% |
| 2020s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 5 | #17,240 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 6 | #15,946 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 5 | #13,890 | 11 | #10,329 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 6 | #16,475 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 6 | #16,659 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 13 | #9,314 |
| 2008 | 5 | #14,281 | 13 | #9,406 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 16 | #8,032 |
| 2006 | 7 | #10,485 | 35 | #4,251 |
| 2005 | 5 | #13,046 | 34 | #4,187 |
| 2004 | 7 | #9,776 | 47 | #3,258 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 46 | #3,225 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 25 | #4,879 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 29 | #4,303 |
| 2000 | 5 | #11,845 | 53 | #2,772 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 46 | #2,926 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 52 | #2,642 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 32 | #3,608 |
| 1996 | 6 | #8,845 | 60 | #2,247 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 100 | #1,539 |
| 1994 | 9 | #6,270 | 163 | #1,104 |
| 1993 | 9 | #6,148 | 216 | #894 |
| 1992 | 5 | #9,588 | 179 | #1,039 |
| 1991 | 10 | #5,446 | 111 | #1,442 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 20 | #4,839 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 19 | #4,817 |
| 1988 | 5 | #8,311 | 56 | #2,089 |
| 1987 | 5 | #7,953 | 45 | #2,356 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 24 | #3,622 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 29 | #3,151 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 18 | #4,295 |
| 1983 | 5 | #7,169 | 18 | #4,252 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 22 | #3,743 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 18 | #4,299 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 20 | #3,976 |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,923 | 14 | #5,048 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,642 |
| 1977 | 5 | #6,713 | 36 | #2,457 |
| 1976 | 5 | #6,349 | 24 | #3,081 |
| 1975 | 5 | #6,198 | 21 | #3,381 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 22 | #3,189 |
| 1973 | 7 | #4,432 | 25 | #2,815 |
| 1972 | 6 | #4,901 | 23 | #2,963 |
| 1971 | 8 | #3,912 | 29 | #2,582 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 42 | #2,004 |
| 1969 | 6 | #4,336 | 24 | #2,758 |
| 1968 | 5 | #4,646 | 22 | #2,778 |
| 1967 | 5 | #4,454 | 6 | #6,646 |
| 1966 | 5 | #4,445 | 14 | #3,521 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,628 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,436 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Shannen reached #3,912 in 1971. As a girl name, it reached #894 in 1993. 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 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Shannen
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.