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 first appears in 1950 and peaked in 1976 (20 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,832 |
| 1988 | 9 | — | — | #5,154 |
| 1987 | 14 | — | — | #3,478 |
| 1986 | 14 | — | — | #3,411 |
| 1985 | 12 | — | #12,139 | #5,674 |
| 1984 | 5 | — | — | #7,156 |
| 1983 | 14 | — | #8,811 | #5,394 |
| 1982 | 5 | — | #11,949 | — |
| 1981 | 9 | — | — | #4,440 |
| 1980 | 10 | — | — | #4,083 |
| 1979 | 12 | — | — | #3,531 |
| 1978 | 9 | — | — | #4,115 |
| 1977 | 21 | — | #4,394 | #6,712 |
| 1976 | 28 | — | #7,142 | #2,316 |
| 1975 | 20 | — | #7,802 | #3,052 |
| 1974 | 23 | — | #4,961 | #3,292 |
| 1973 | 22 | — | #7,284 | #2,589 |
| 1972 | 22 | — | #5,846 | #2,802 |
| 1971 | 32 | — | #4,271 | #2,265 |
| 1970 | 32 | — | #4,210 | #2,201 |
| 1969 | 16 | — | #5,871 | #3,545 |
| 1968 | 24 | — | #4,717 | #2,295 |
| 1967 | 13 | — | #6,646 | #3,500 |
| 1966 | 19 | — | #4,796 | #2,753 |
| 1965 | 22 | — | #4,152 | #2,597 |
| 1964 | 8 | — | #5,389 | — |
| 1963 | 14 | — | #4,839 | #4,539 |
| 1962 | 5 | — | #7,397 | — |
| 1960 | 9 | — | #4,715 | — |
| 1959 | 11 | — | #6,111 | #4,490 |
| 1958 | 13 | — | #5,313 | #3,878 |
| 1957 | 5 | — | #6,871 | — |
| 1956 | 5 | — | #6,741 | — |
| 1955 | 5 | — | #6,566 | — |
| 1950 | 7 | — | #4,668 | — |