Shannon
About Shannon
The name of the longest river in the British Isles rose to the US Top 25 for girls in the 1970s and the Top 100 for boys, but has fallen off the Top 1000 for both genders. At the latest count, the name Shannon was given to about 200 babies in the US, about a third of those boys. As a favorite Irish name, Shannon has now been supplanted by newcomers such as Saoirse and Seanan.
Pronounced SHAN-un.
As of October 2026, Shannon ranked #3031 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #94 in 1972.
Editor's take: The name Shannon is a boy's name of Irish origin meaning "old and wise".
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 |
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Shannon on lists
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"