Shanan is a rare variant of Shannon that was most common in the 1970s and has all but disappeared.
Shanan is predominantly a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1998. Shanan was first reported in SSA data in 1955 and peaked in 1970 (53 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 11 | 11 | #8,478 | — |
| 1997 | 8 | — | #10,645 | — |
| 1996 | 5 | — | #15,454 | — |
| 1995 | 8 | — | #10,345 | — |
| 1994 | 8 | — | #10,362 | — |
| 1993 | 11 | — | #7,952 | — |
| 1992 | 14 | — | #13,059 | #6,593 |
| 1991 | 15 | — | #8,490 | #9,407 |
| 1990 | 9 | — | #9,107 | — |
| 1989 | 13 | — | #6,456 | — |
| 1988 | 11 | — | #7,034 | — |
| 1987 | 13 | — | #5,874 | — |
| 1986 | 19 | — | #4,314 | — |
| 1985 | 22 | — | #5,040 | #5,673 |
| 1984 | 18 | — | #4,292 | — |
| 1983 | 17 | — | #4,439 | — |
| 1982 | 17 | — | #4,496 | — |
| 1981 | 31 | — | #2,910 | — |
| 1980 | 29 | — | #3,484 | #7,128 |
| 1979 | 39 | — | #2,785 | #5,274 |
| 1978 | 44 | — | #2,511 | #4,113 |
| 1977 | 47 | — | #2,210 | #6,710 |
| 1976 | 54 | — | #2,164 | #2,933 |
| 1975 | 46 | — | #2,499 | #2,881 |
| 1974 | 43 | — | #2,284 | #4,132 |
| 1973 | 36 | — | #2,443 | #5,757 |
| 1972 | 38 | — | #2,504 | #3,565 |
| 1971 | 44 | — | #2,237 | #3,910 |
| 1970 | 58 | — | #1,734 | #5,326 |
| 1969 | 55 | — | #1,803 | #3,544 |
| 1968 | 30 | — | #2,610 | #4,072 |
| 1967 | 8 | — | #5,361 | — |
| 1966 | 11 | — | #4,161 | — |
| 1965 | 9 | — | #4,770 | — |
| 1964 | 5 | — | #7,623 | — |
| 1961 | 6 | — | #6,434 | — |
| 1960 | 6 | — | #6,271 | — |
| 1959 | 5 | — | #7,050 | — |
| 1955 | 5 | — | #6,565 | — |