Shann

SHAN /ˈʃæn/
boy 1 syllable fading

Shann is a rare variant of Shawn that was most common in the 1970s and has all but disappeared.

Shann is predominantly a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2006. Shann was first reported in SSA data in 1950 and peaked in 1976 (20 births).

About the name Shann

PronunciationSHAN /ˈʃæn/

Names similar to Shann

How popular is Shann?

Boys named Shann
1958196019701980199020002006
Boys named Shann per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1950–2006 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2006) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here
Girls named Shann
19501960197019801985
Girls named Shann per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1950–2006 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2006) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Shann total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territories♀ Rank♂ Rank
200666—#11,832
19889——#5,154
198714——#3,478
198614——#3,411
198512—#12,139#5,674
19845——#7,156
198314—#8,811#5,394
19825—#11,949—
19819——#4,440
198010——#4,083
197912——#3,531
19789——#4,115
197721—#4,394#6,712
197628—#7,142#2,316
197520—#7,802#3,052
197423—#4,961#3,292
197322—#7,284#2,589
197222—#5,846#2,802
197132—#4,271#2,265
197032—#4,210#2,201
196916—#5,871#3,545
196824—#4,717#2,295
196713—#6,646#3,500
196619—#4,796#2,753
196522—#4,152#2,597
19648—#5,389—
196314—#4,839#4,539
19625—#7,397—
19609—#4,715—
195911—#6,111#4,490
195813—#5,313#3,878
19575—#6,871—
19565—#6,741—
19555—#6,566—
19507—#4,668—