Shannon was a very popular baby name that peaked at #34 in 1976 but is far less common today.
Shannon is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #2,405 among girls (75) and #3,031 among boys (41) — overall #3,215 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 116 | 116 | #2,405 | #3,031 |
| 2024 | 158 | 158 | #1,883 | #2,627 |
| 2023 | 139 | 139 | #2,047 | #2,941 |
| 2022 | 151 | 151 | #1,867 | #2,992 |
| 2021 | 186 | 186 | #1,708 | #2,218 |
| 2020 | 168 | 168 | #1,956 | #2,044 |
| 2019 | 216 | 216 | #1,493 | #2,106 |
| 2018 | 216 | 216 | #1,487 | #2,098 |
| 2017 | 253 | 253 | #1,339 | #1,869 |
| 2016 | 271 | 271 | #1,266 | #1,900 |
| 2015 | 331 | 331 | #1,063 | #1,824 |
| 2014 | 342 | 342 | #1,017 | #1,778 |
| 2013 | 375 | 375 | #917 | #1,601 |
| 2012 | 422 | 422 | #825 | #1,633 |
| 2011 | 495 | 495 | #707 | #1,564 |
| 2010 | 514 | 514 | #685 | #1,650 |
| 2009 | 687 | 687 | #562 | #1,248 |
| 2008 | 807 | 807 | #482 | #1,186 |
| 2007 | 903 | 903 | #437 | #1,119 |
| 2006 | 1,109 | 1,109 | #357 | #979 |
| 2005 | 1,247 | 1,247 | #303 | #913 |
| 2004 | 1,456 | 1,456 | #256 | #873 |
| 2003 | 1,653 | 1,653 | #227 | #844 |
| 2002 | 1,991 | 1,991 | #184 | #744 |
| 2001 | 2,116 | 2,116 | #171 | #801 |
| 2000 | 2,421 | 2,421 | #152 | #723 |
| 1999 | 3,055 | 3,055 | #118 | #602 |
| 1998 | 3,549 | 3,549 | #104 | #646 |
| 1997 | 4,210 | — | #85 | #598 |
| 1996 | 4,653 | — | #80 | #577 |
| 1995 | 5,108 | — | #73 | #524 |
| 1994 | 5,911 | — | #60 | #505 |
| 1993 | 6,447 | — | #53 | #529 |
| 1992 | 5,756 | — | #66 | #465 |
| 1991 | 5,359 | — | #71 | #435 |
| 1990 | 5,710 | — | #68 | #429 |
| 1989 | 6,226 | — | #61 | #389 |
| 1988 | 6,766 | — | #56 | #387 |
| 1987 | 7,485 | — | #45 | #373 |
| 1986 | 7,974 | — | #44 | #337 |
| 1985 | 8,403 | — | #41 | #295 |
| 1984 | 9,239 | — | #37 | #274 |
| 1983 | 9,306 | — | #38 | #246 |
| 1982 | 9,711 | — | #38 | #220 |
| 1981 | 10,431 | — | #32 | #207 |
| 1980 | 10,998 | — | #29 | #184 |
| 1979 | 12,009 | — | #25 | #159 |
| 1978 | 12,447 | — | #22 | #143 |
| 1977 | 14,804 | — | #19 | #120 |
| 1976 | 15,979 | — | #17 | #98 |
| 1975 | 11,900 | — | #21 | #101 |
| 1974 | 13,113 | — | #18 | #101 |
| 1973 | 12,438 | — | #22 | #100 |
| 1972 | 13,979 | — | #22 | #94 |
| 1971 | 15,655 | — | #21 | #106 |
| 1970 | 16,118 | — | #22 | #128 |
| 1969 | 12,825 | — | #31 | #129 |
| 1968 | 8,107 | — | #53 | #159 |
| 1967 | 4,615 | — | #101 | #198 |
| 1966 | 4,147 | — | #120 | #204 |
| 1965 | 3,508 | — | #144 | #243 |
| 1964 | 3,057 | — | #170 | #281 |
| 1963 | 2,679 | — | #186 | #318 |
| 1962 | 1,896 | — | #231 | #350 |
| 1961 | 1,570 | — | #252 | #436 |
| 1960 | 1,297 | — | #288 | #469 |
| 1959 | 1,307 | — | #282 | #459 |
| 1958 | 966 | — | #325 | #647 |
| 1957 | 869 | — | #340 | #607 |
| 1956 | 857 | — | #332 | #592 |
| 1955 | 800 | — | #336 | #587 |
| 1954 | 682 | — | #369 | #654 |
| 1953 | 581 | — | #384 | #756 |
| 1952 | 525 | — | #412 | #676 |
| 1951 | 483 | — | #431 | #671 |
| 1950 | 474 | — | #408 | #717 |
| 1949 | 349 | — | #496 | #763 |
| 1948 | 297 | — | #563 | #770 |
| 1947 | 331 | — | #519 | #799 |
| 1946 | 237 | — | #642 | #710 |
| 1945 | 171 | — | #686 | #882 |
| 1944 | 168 | — | #684 | #933 |
| 1943 | 193 | — | #636 | #950 |
| 1942 | 175 | — | #671 | #956 |
| 1941 | 125 | — | #796 | #1,001 |
| 1940 | 107 | — | #846 | #1,129 |
| 1939 | 100 | — | #875 | #1,101 |
| 1938 | 97 | — | #964 | #990 |
| 1937 | 86 | — | #939 | #1,207 |
| 1936 | 67 | — | #1,289 | #1,115 |
| 1935 | 61 | — | #1,300 | #1,271 |
| 1934 | 70 | — | #1,162 | #1,187 |
| 1933 | 63 | — | #1,360 | #1,143 |
| 1932 | 47 | — | #1,626 | #1,460 |
| 1931 | 52 | — | #1,418 | #1,454 |
| 1930 | 26 | — | #2,289 | #2,587 |
| 1929 | 35 | — | #1,883 | #2,083 |
| 1928 | 43 | — | #2,176 | #1,479 |
| 1927 | 37 | — | #3,530 | #1,430 |
| 1926 | 37 | — | #3,022 | #1,459 |
| 1925 | 38 | — | #2,755 | #1,528 |
| 1924 | 29 | — | #3,351 | #1,885 |
| 1923 | 50 | — | #3,094 | #1,153 |
| 1922 | 44 | — | #2,466 | #1,388 |
| 1921 | 34 | — | #5,019 | #1,442 |
| 1920 | 19 | — | — | #1,876 |
| 1919 | 39 | — | #5,456 | #1,227 |
| 1918 | 30 | — | #5,477 | #1,489 |
| 1917 | 24 | — | — | #1,473 |
| 1916 | 31 | — | — | #1,201 |
| 1915 | 30 | — | — | #1,210 |
| 1914 | 16 | — | — | #1,598 |
| 1913 | 16 | — | — | #1,360 |
| 1912 | 14 | — | #3,366 | #1,864 |
| 1908 | 7 | — | — | #1,197 |
| 1907 | 6 | — | — | #1,322 |
| 1906 | 5 | — | — | #1,392 |
| 1905 | 5 | — | — | #1,401 |
| 1904 | 7 | — | — | #1,047 |
| 1890 | 5 | — | — | #1,139 |
| 1885 | 6 | — | — | #924 |
| 1881 | 5 | — | — | #983 |