Shannon
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About Shannon
The name Shannon is currently ranked #982 in U.S. births. and peaked for boys at #94 in 1972. It is currently rising in popularity. The name is most popular in SHANNON, SHANNON, and SHANNON. Shannon is occasionally used for girls in 2025.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,778 | 85 | 44.3 |
| 2015 | #1,824 | 82 | 42.8 |
| 2016 | #1,900 | 78 | 41.1 |
| 2017 | #1,868 | 79 | 42.7 |
| 2018 | #2,096 | 68 | 37.4 |
| 2019 | #2,105 | 69 | 38.5 |
| 2020 | #2,042 | 70 | 40.6 |
| 2021 | #2,216 | 64 | 36.6 |
| 2022 | #2,991 | 42 | 24.1 |
| 2023 | #2,991 | 42 | 24.6 |
| 2024 | #2,618 | 51 | 29.6 |
| 2025 | #3,031 | 41 | 24 |
World rankings
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Famous Shannons
- Shannon Leto
American drummer of band 30 Seconds to Mars, brother of Jared Leto
- Shannon Moore
American professional wrestler.
- Shannon Sharpe
American NFL football player.
- Shannon Harold Stewart
American baseball player.
- Shannon Kook
South African actor.
- Shannon Bennett
Australian chef and TV personality
- (Richard) Shannon Hoon
American lead singer of band Blind Melon
- Shannon Noll
Australian pop singer
- Shannon
Ogbnai Abeda, Eritrean,Canadian skier
- Shannon Birchall
Australian musician of the John Butler Trio
- Shannon Briggs
American boxer
- Shannon Boyd
Australian rugby leaguer
- Shannon Bruce Snaith
birth name of Shane West, American actor
- Noah Shannon Green
son of actress Megan Fox.
Shannon in pop culture
- Lawrence Shannon
protagonist of Tennesse Williams' "Night of the Iguana"
- Shannon
character in movie "Reality High"
