Is Shanon a boy or girl name?
Shanon was used for both, more often for girls in the US. Across 1880–2024, 73.6% of the 6,549 US babies named Shanon were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Shanon since 1944
- 6,549
- Most popular year
- 1970
- 374 babies
Boys and girls named Shanon, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 23 | 100% |
| 1950s | 18 | 191 | 91.4% |
| 1960s | 289 | 709 | 71% |
| 1970s | 847 | 2,071 | 71% |
| 1980s | 330 | 1,230 | 78.8% |
| 1990s | 162 | 451 | 73.6% |
| 2000s | 74 | 121 | 62.1% |
| 2010s | 12 | 21 | 63.6% |
| 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 | 6 | #11,914 | 5 | #17,602 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 6 | #16,222 |
| 2013 | 6 | #11,928 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 5 | #19,122 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 5 | #19,402 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 10 | #11,344 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 9 | #12,436 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 5 | #20,085 |
| 2006 | 6 | #11,830 | 12 | #9,810 |
| 2005 | 9 | #8,190 | 7 | #14,271 |
| 2004 | 9 | #8,056 | 10 | #10,560 |
| 2003 | 12 | #6,192 | 20 | #6,015 |
| 2002 | 9 | #7,536 | 18 | #6,346 |
| 2001 | 16 | #4,857 | 13 | #8,115 |
| 2000 | 13 | #5,534 | 17 | #6,437 |
| 1999 | 10 | #6,439 | 31 | #3,881 |
| 1998 | 17 | #4,171 | 34 | #3,556 |
| 1997 | 13 | #4,911 | 36 | #3,289 |
| 1996 | 12 | #5,131 | 39 | #3,081 |
| 1995 | 11 | #5,447 | 42 | #2,873 |
| 1994 | 13 | #4,751 | 43 | #2,842 |
| 1993 | 14 | #4,412 | 49 | #2,569 |
| 1992 | 30 | #2,456 | 58 | #2,293 |
| 1991 | 16 | #3,790 | 57 | #2,288 |
| 1990 | 26 | #2,614 | 62 | #2,125 |
| 1989 | 22 | #2,879 | 65 | #1,978 |
| 1988 | 25 | #2,427 | 80 | #1,633 |
| 1987 | 22 | #2,544 | 100 | #1,370 |
| 1986 | 22 | #2,496 | 98 | #1,344 |
| 1985 | 22 | #2,417 | 124 | #1,154 |
| 1984 | 32 | #1,792 | 149 | #972 |
| 1983 | 34 | #1,707 | 141 | #1,008 |
| 1982 | 37 | #1,647 | 132 | #1,081 |
| 1981 | 50 | #1,328 | 163 | #924 |
| 1980 | 64 | #1,143 | 178 | #865 |
| 1979 | 72 | #1,043 | 182 | #857 |
| 1978 | 70 | #1,049 | 194 | #787 |
| 1977 | 86 | #920 | 232 | #677 |
| 1976 | 97 | #849 | 236 | #655 |
| 1975 | 100 | #834 | 181 | #780 |
| 1974 | 87 | #860 | 200 | #721 |
| 1973 | 71 | #960 | 165 | #797 |
| 1972 | 87 | #866 | 185 | #756 |
| 1971 | 88 | #872 | 211 | #721 |
| 1970 | 89 | #856 | 285 | #610 |
| 1969 | 89 | #821 | 200 | #711 |
| 1968 | 48 | #1,081 | 155 | #816 |
| 1967 | 29 | #1,440 | 79 | #1,202 |
| 1966 | 32 | #1,365 | 53 | #1,546 |
| 1965 | 29 | #1,452 | 49 | #1,617 |
| 1964 | 19 | #1,889 | 48 | #1,684 |
| 1963 | 17 | #2,035 | 60 | #1,447 |
| 1962 | 12 | #2,483 | 20 | #2,798 |
| 1961 | 7 | #3,613 | 25 | #2,464 |
| 1960 | 7 | #3,614 | 20 | #2,805 |
| 1959 | 8 | #3,246 | 20 | #2,661 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 33 | #1,936 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 26 | #2,210 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 16 | #3,031 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,824 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 26 | #2,114 |
| 1953 | 5 | #4,269 | 14 | #3,079 |
| 1952 | 5 | #4,189 | 10 | #3,753 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,912 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,761 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,161 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,910 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,702 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,143 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Shanon reached #821 in 1969. As a girl name, it reached #610 in 1970. 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 Shanon
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.