Shannen is an uncommon variant of Shannon that peaked in 1993 and has since faded.
Shannen is predominantly a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2023. Shannen was first reported in SSA data in 1961 and peaked in 1993 (216 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | 5 | #17,255 | — |
| 2016 | 6 | 6 | #15,951 | — |
| 2012 | 16 | 16 | #10,330 | #13,892 |
| 2011 | 6 | 6 | #16,475 | — |
| 2010 | 6 | 6 | #16,660 | — |
| 2009 | 13 | 13 | #9,314 | — |
| 2008 | 18 | 18 | #9,407 | #14,282 |
| 2007 | 16 | 16 | #8,034 | — |
| 2006 | 42 | 42 | #4,251 | #10,487 |
| 2005 | 39 | 39 | #4,187 | #13,046 |
| 2004 | 54 | 54 | #3,258 | #9,776 |
| 2003 | 46 | 46 | #3,225 | — |
| 2002 | 25 | 25 | #4,881 | — |
| 2001 | 29 | 29 | #4,303 | — |
| 2000 | 58 | 58 | #2,772 | #11,846 |
| 1999 | 46 | 46 | #2,926 | — |
| 1998 | 52 | 52 | #2,642 | — |
| 1997 | 32 | — | #3,608 | — |
| 1996 | 66 | — | #2,247 | #8,846 |
| 1995 | 100 | — | #1,539 | — |
| 1994 | 172 | — | #1,104 | #6,270 |
| 1993 | 225 | — | #894 | #6,149 |
| 1992 | 184 | — | #1,039 | #9,588 |
| 1991 | 121 | — | #1,441 | #5,447 |
| 1990 | 20 | — | #4,839 | — |
| 1989 | 19 | — | #4,817 | — |
| 1988 | 61 | — | #2,089 | #8,314 |
| 1987 | 50 | — | #2,356 | #7,953 |
| 1986 | 24 | — | #3,622 | — |
| 1985 | 29 | — | #3,152 | — |
| 1984 | 18 | — | #4,295 | — |
| 1983 | 23 | — | #4,252 | #7,169 |
| 1982 | 22 | — | #3,743 | — |
| 1981 | 18 | — | #4,298 | — |
| 1980 | 20 | — | #3,975 | — |
| 1979 | 19 | — | #5,047 | #6,923 |
| 1978 | 15 | — | #4,642 | — |
| 1977 | 41 | — | #2,457 | #6,714 |
| 1976 | 29 | — | #3,081 | #6,349 |
| 1975 | 26 | — | #3,381 | #6,198 |
| 1974 | 22 | — | #3,189 | — |
| 1973 | 32 | — | #2,814 | #4,431 |
| 1972 | 29 | — | #2,963 | #4,901 |
| 1971 | 37 | — | #2,582 | #3,913 |
| 1970 | 42 | — | #2,004 | — |
| 1969 | 30 | — | #2,758 | #4,336 |
| 1968 | 27 | — | #2,778 | #4,645 |
| 1967 | 11 | — | #6,647 | #4,453 |
| 1966 | 19 | — | #3,521 | #4,447 |
| 1964 | 5 | — | #7,626 | — |
| 1961 | 6 | — | #6,435 | — |