Shannah
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Welsh
Shannah is a girls' name of Welsh origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Shannah mean?
Welsh: spelling of Shana
A female given name from Welsh.
Meaning borrowed from Shana. From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Shannah a girl's or a boy's name?
Shannah is a girls' name.
How popular is Shannah in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 16 girls.
Half of all the girls named Shannah in the UK since 1996 were born between 1998 and 2005. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Shannah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | #7,682 |
| 2016 | 1 | #7,664 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 1 | #7,881 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,931 |
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,858 |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,657 |
| 2005 | 6 | #3,133 |
| 2004 | 8 | #2,406 |
| 2003 | 12 | #1,730 |
| 2002 | 10 | #1,874 |
| 2001 | 8 | #2,150 |
| 2000 | 11 | #1,689 |
| 1999 | 10 | #1,770 |
| 1998 | 8 | #2,110 |
| 1997 | 16 | #1,278 |
| 1996 | 9 | #1,862 |
How popular is Shannah in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1978, with 51 girls. It first appears in the records in 1945.
Half of all the girls named Shannah in the US since 1880 were born between 1977 and 1994, the years shaded on the chart below.
Shannah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 7 | #13,063 |
| 2013 | 8 | #11,964 |
| 2012 | 5 | #16,863 |
| 2011 | 5 | #16,756 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 8 | #12,423 |
| 2008 | 16 | #7,738 |
| 2007 | 14 | #8,516 |
| 2006 | 10 | #10,606 |
| 2005 | 19 | #6,240 |
| 2004 | 8 | #11,617 |
| 2003 | 18 | #6,294 |
| 2002 | 19 | #5,892 |
| 2001 | 26 | #4,559 |
| 2000 | 24 | #4,786 |
| 1999 | 31 | #3,800 |
| 1998 | 28 | #4,020 |
| 1997 | 19 | #5,224 |
| 1996 | 31 | #3,564 |
| 1995 | 35 | #3,215 |
| 1994 | 42 | #2,843 |
| 1993 | 45 | #2,671 |
| 1992 | 33 | #3,337 |
| 1991 | 36 | #3,091 |
| 1990 | 41 | #2,794 |
| 1989 | 26 | #3,778 |
| 1988 | 36 | #2,862 |
| 1987 | 43 | #2,396 |
| 1986 | 34 | #2,778 |
| 1985 | 36 | #2,656 |
| 1984 | 36 | #2,573 |
| 1983 | 39 | #2,397 |
| 1982 | 40 | #2,414 |
| 1981 | 46 | #2,195 |
| 1980 | 46 | #2,189 |
| 1979 | 48 | #2,088 |
| 1978 | 51 | #1,915 |
| 1977 | 47 | #2,026 |
| 1976 | 33 | #2,439 |
| 1975 | 30 | #2,565 |
| 1974 | 24 | #2,922 |
| 1973 | 29 | #2,506 |
| 1972 | 24 | #2,820 |
| 1971 | 30 | #2,477 |
| 1970 | 30 | #2,450 |
| 1969 | 33 | #2,208 |
| 1968 | 15 | #3,455 |
| 1967 | 14 | #3,483 |
| 1966 | 8 | #4,865 |
| 1965 | 5 | #6,538 |
| 1964 | 5 | #6,766 |
| 1963 | 9 | #4,538 |
| 1962 | 6 | #5,859 |
| 1961 | 11 | #4,008 |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 5 | #6,102 |
| 1957 | 5 | #6,085 |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 6 | #4,023 |
Names like Shannah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Summer, Farah, Samah, Hibah, Saba, Farrah, Zairah, Ammarah, Afrah, Sumayyah, Salma, Aakifah
Names related to Shannah
Shannon, Shanaya, Shaan, Sianna, Shania, Sihana, Shauna, Shani, Shayna, Shaina, Shaniya, Suhana
More Welsh names
Dylan, Owen, Winnie, Maddox, Morgan, Idris, Reese, Bowen, Griffin, Rhys, Gavin, Reece, Nia, Seren, Gwendolyn, Winifred
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Shannah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shannah, updated 20 October 2026.