Primarily a girl's name · Unisex — 85% girls / 15% boys
Origin: DutchShannon is an Irish name, Anglicised from Sionainn. Alternative spellings include Shannen, Shanon, Shannan, and Siannon. The variant Shanna is an Anglicisation of Sionna. Sionainn derives from the Irish name Abha na tSionainn for the River Shannon.
From Wikipedia
In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Shannon yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.
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Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1912 | 5 | #3,366 |
| 1918 | 5 | #5,477 |
| 1919 | 5 | #5,456 |
| 1921 | 6 | #5,019 |
| 1922 | 15 | #2,466 |
| 1923 | 11 | #3,095 |
| 1924 | 10 | #3,351 |
| 1925 | 13 | #2,755 |
| 1926 | 11 | #3,022 |
| 1927 | 9 | #3,530 |
| 1928 | 17 | #2,176 |
| 1929 | 20 | #1,883 |
| 1930 | 15 | #2,289 |
| 1931 | 28 | #1,418 |
| 1932 | 23 | #1,626 |
| 1933 | 29 | #1,360 |
| 1934 | 38 | #1,162 |
| 1935 | 32 | #1,300 |
| 1936 | 32 | #1,289 |
| 1937 | 55 | #939 |
| 1938 | 55 | #964 |
| 1939 | 65 | #875 |
| 1940 | 72 | #846 |
| 1941 | 83 | #796 |
| 1942 | 126 | #671 |
| 1943 | 143 | #636 |
| 1944 | 120 | #684 |
| 1945 | 119 | #686 |
| 1946 | 152 | #642 |
| 1947 | 256 | #519 |
| 1948 | 219 | #563 |
| 1949 | 267 | #496 |
| 1950 | 382 | #408 |
| 1951 | 374 | #431 |
| 1952 | 419 | #412 |
| 1953 | 492 | #384 |
| 1954 | 558 | #369 |
| 1955 | 643 | #336 |
| 1956 | 692 | #332 |
| 1957 | 709 | #340 |
| 1958 | 824 | #325 |
| 1959 | 1,007 | #282 |
| 1960 | 1,012 | #288 |
| 1961 | 1,234 | #252 |
| 1962 | 1,394 | #231 |
| 1963 | 2,053 | #186 |
| 1964 | 2,299 | #170 |
| 1965 | 2,570 | #144 |
| 1966 | 2,991 | #120 |
| 1967 | 3,445 | #101 |
| 1968 | 6,402 | #53 |
| 1969 | 10,452 | #31 |
| 1970 | 13,547 | #22 |
| 1971 | 12,647 | #21 |
| 1972 | 10,966 | #22 |
| 1973 | 9,803 | #22 |
| 1974 | 10,608 | #18 |
| 1975 | 9,370 | #21 |
| 1976 | 13,369 | #17 |
| 1977 | 12,519 | #19 |
| 1978 | 10,599 | #22 |
| 1979 | 10,370 | #25 |
| 1980 | 9,670 | #29 |
| 1981 | 9,227 | #32 |
| 1982 | 8,623 | #38 |
| 1983 | 8,425 | #38 |
| 1984 | 8,476 | #37 |
| 1985 | 7,714 | #41 |
| 1986 | 7,403 | #44 |
| 1987 | 6,968 | #45 |
| 1988 | 6,255 | #56 |
| 1989 | 5,660 | #61 |
| 1990 | 5,189 | #68 |
| 1991 | 4,844 | #71 |
| 1992 | 5,290 | #66 |
| 1993 | 6,069 | #53 |
| 1994 | 5,508 | #60 |
| 1995 | 4,733 | #73 |
| 1996 | 4,337 | #80 |
| 1997 | 3,914 | #85 |
| 1998 | 3,278 | #104 |
| 1999 | 2,747 | #118 |
| 2000 | 2,180 | #152 |
| 2001 | 1,906 | #171 |
| 2002 | 1,757 | #184 |
| 2003 | 1,447 | #227 |
| 2004 | 1,255 | #256 |
| 2005 | 1,053 | #303 |
| 2006 | 919 | #357 |
| 2007 | 741 | #437 |
| 2008 | 657 | #482 |
| 2009 | 543 | #562 |
| 2010 | 418 | #686 |
| 2011 | 394 | #707 |
| 2012 | 327 | #825 |
| 2013 | 278 | #917 |
| 2014 | 257 | #1,016 |
| 2015 | 249 | #1,061 |
| 2016 | 193 | #1,266 |
| 2017 | 174 | #1,338 |
| 2018 | 148 | #1,487 |
| 2019 | 147 | #1,493 |
| 2020 | 98 | #1,955 |
| 2021 | 122 | #1,708 |
| 2022 | 108 | #1,883 |
| 2023 | 96 | #2,047 |
| 2024 | 107 | #1,873 |
