Shanon
Girl name · Celtic · Gaelic · Irish
- US rank
- Unranked
- Syllables
- 2
- Peak
- #609 in 1970
0 babies were named Shanon in the US in 2025.
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US births per million girls, 1944–2025
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Popularity: U.S. Social Security Administration (babies with 5+ births per year).
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- HistoryShanon first shows up in US birth records in 1944, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 81 years since.
- Best yearIts best year was 1970, when it reached #609.
About the name Shanon
Shanon is a girl name of Celtic, Gaelic and Irish origin. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, starting with S and ending in “-non”. US birth records list Shanon for girls from 1944 to 2019, in 68 of those 76 years. Its best year was 1970, when it ranked #609 among girl names. It hasn't been given to 5 or more US babies in a year since 2019, so today it's a genuinely rare choice.
Origin:Celtic namesGaelic namesIrish names
| Decade | Babies per million | About 1 in |
|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 2.4 | 425,532 girls |
| 1950s | 9.8 | 101,523 girls |
| 1960s | 41 | 24,456 girls |
| 1970s | 134 | 7,477 girls |
| 1980s | 72 | 13,837 girls |
| 1990s | 25 | 40,112 girls |
| 2000s | 6.6 | 151,976 girls |
| 2010s | 1.2 | 833,333 girls |
Other spellings of Shanon
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Questions about the name Shanon
What is the origin of the name Shanon?
Shanon has Celtic, Gaelic, Irish roots in our records. Other Celtic names include Evelyn, Isla, Riley.
Is Shanon a boy or girl name?
Shanon is a girl name.
How popular is the name Shanon?
Shanon is rare: fewer than 5 US girls got it in 2025, and it was last given to 5 or more in 2019. It peaked at #609 in 1970.