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How popular is the name Shannan?
Births per year, rank history and how many Shannans are alive today.
Shannan (female), a spelling of Shannon, last appeared in the England and Wales name records in 2009 (ranked 5556th); fewer than three babies a year have been given the name since. This spelling of the name peaked in 1997, when 42 babies were given the name, the 604th most popular that year.
Across all spellings of the name, the Shannon you are most likely to meet is around 30 years old. Half of all Shannons born in England and Wales are between 26 and 34, and there are at least 44,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 females, there's roughly a 13% chance that at least one of them will be called Shannon.
How many babies are named Shannan each year?
Includes all spellings: Shannan, Shannon. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does the Shannan spelling rank?
Where does the Shannon spelling rank?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name Shannan most popular?
The most popular form of the name, Shannon, peaked in 1996, when 4,690 babies in England and Wales were given the name. The Shannan spelling itself peaked in 1997, with 42 babies.
How many people are called Shannan?
At least 44,000 people named Shannan in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Shannan?
Most living Shannans are between 26 and 34; the most common age is about 30.
Is Shannan becoming more or less popular?
Declining: numbers have been falling in recent years.