Gender
Origin
- Celtic/Gaelic
- Little Wise Owl
- Irish
- Old and wise; from the Shannon, the longest river and chief waterway of Ireland
Syllables
2
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Shannon
Pronunciation
sh(an)-non
Famous People
Astronaut Shannon Lucid, Gymnast Shannon Miller, Actress Shannen Doherty
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1972 (rank #94, 3,014 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2991, 41 births)
- Girls: peak in 1970 (rank #22, 13,548 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2387, 75 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 41 | 75 |
| 2024 | 51 | 107 |
| 2023 | 42 | 96 |
| 2022 | 42 | 108 |
| 2021 | 64 | 122 |
| 2020 | 70 | 98 |
| 2019 | 69 | 147 |
| 2018 | 68 | 148 |
| 2017 | 79 | 174 |
| 2016 | 78 | 193 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 1996 (rank #1169, 11 births); most recent 2019 (rank #4694, 3 births)
- Girls: peak in 1996 (rank #11, 4,649 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2137, 13 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 13 |
| 2024 | – | 17 |
| 2023 | – | 12 |
| 2022 | – | 14 |
| 2021 | – | 20 |
| 2020 | – | 15 |
| 2019 | 3 | 32 |
| 2018 | – | 22 |
| 2017 | 3 | 41 |
| 2016 | – | 45 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 1994 (rank #1734, 7 births); most recent 2017 (rank #4980, 3 births)
- Girls: peak in 1997 (rank #269, 179 births); most recent 2023 (rank #1577, 20 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | – | 20 |
| 2022 | – | 34 |
| 2021 | – | 27 |
| 2020 | – | 33 |
| 2019 | – | 32 |
| 2018 | – | 41 |
| 2017 | 3 | 33 |
| 2016 | – | 50 |
| 2015 | – | 63 |
| 2014 | – | 64 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Girls: peak in 1997 (rank #14, 385 births); most recent 2025 (rank #850, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | 6 |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2021 | 6 |
| 2020 | 10 |
| 2019 | 10 |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2017 | 15 |
| 2016 | 22 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 1994 (rank #325, 4 births)
- Girls: peak in 1995 (rank #4, 694 births); most recent 2019 (rank #765, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | – |
| 2024 | – | – |
| 2023 | – | – |
| 2022 | – | – |
| 2021 | – | – |
| 2020 | – | – |
| 2019 | – | 3 |
| 2018 | – | 3 |
| 2017 | – | 8 |
| 2016 | – | 6 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Northern Ireland
- Girls: peak in 1997 (rank #2, 313 births); most recent 2024 (rank #407, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2023 | 6 |
| 2022 | 7 |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2019 | 8 |
| 2018 | 6 |
| 2017 | 10 |
| 2016 | 13 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)
Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 1972 (rank #218, 10 births); most recent 1974 (rank #300, 6 births)
- Girls: peak in 1977 (rank #7, 205 births); most recent 2013 (rank #644, 5 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | – | – |
| 2022 | – | – |
| 2021 | – | – |
| 2020 | – | – |
| 2019 | – | – |
| 2018 | – | – |
| 2017 | – | – |
| 2016 | – | – |
| 2015 | – | – |
| 2014 | – | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence