Shannyn
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- SHAN-in
- Origin
- Irish
Shannyn is a girls' name of Irish origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Shannyn mean?
Irish: variant of Shannon, from the River Shannon
Variant of Shannon, from the River Shannon, Ireland's longest river.
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Is Shannyn a girl's or a boy's name?
Shannyn is a girls' name.
How popular is Shannyn in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2003, with 8 girls.
Shannyn in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1 | #7,717 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 1 | #6,685 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 1 | #6,173 |
| 2003 | 8 | #2,320 |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
| 2001 | 3 | #4,156 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 2 | #4,986 |
How popular is Shannyn in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2002, with 29 girls. It first appears in the records in 1966.
Half of all the girls named Shannyn in the US since 1880 were born between 1978 and 2002, the years shaded on the chart below.
Shannyn in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 6 | #14,477 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 8 | #12,193 |
| 2011 | 9 | #11,175 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 9 | #11,454 |
| 2008 | 11 | #10,080 |
| 2007 | 5 | #17,630 |
| 2006 | 11 | #9,897 |
| 2005 | 16 | #7,133 |
| 2004 | 18 | #6,484 |
| 2003 | 20 | #5,790 |
| 2002 | 29 | #4,276 |
| 2001 | 15 | #6,951 |
| 2000 | 15 | #6,802 |
| 1999 | 7 | #11,378 |
| 1998 | 22 | #4,793 |
| 1997 | 13 | #6,839 |
| 1996 | 14 | #6,387 |
| 1995 | 7 | #10,509 |
| 1994 | 11 | #7,598 |
| 1993 | 20 | #4,820 |
| 1992 | 15 | #6,001 |
| 1991 | 11 | #7,423 |
| 1990 | 8 | #9,241 |
| 1989 | 8 | #8,755 |
| 1988 | 8 | #8,386 |
| 1987 | 9 | #7,348 |
| 1986 | 9 | #7,130 |
| 1985 | 10 | #6,455 |
| 1984 | 8 | #7,396 |
| 1983 | 13 | #5,147 |
| 1982 | 5 | #10,514 |
| 1981 | 7 | #8,126 |
| 1980 | 6 | #9,093 |
| 1979 | 9 | #6,694 |
| 1978 | 12 | #5,214 |
| 1977 | 10 | #5,886 |
| 1976 | 16 | #3,961 |
| 1975 | 7 | #7,171 |
| 1974 | 17 | #3,695 |
| 1973 | 7 | #6,664 |
| 1972 | 13 | #4,299 |
| 1971 | 10 | #5,134 |
| 1970 | 23 | #2,938 |
| 1969 | 10 | #4,722 |
| 1968 | 5 | #7,014 |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 5 | #6,563 |
Names like Shannyn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Keira, Teagan, Aoibheann, Raegan, Cassidy, Caoimhe, Caragh, Eireann, Caitlin, Ffion, Bree, Fallon
Names related to Shannyn
Shannon, Shanaya, Shani, Shaniya, Shana, Shaniyah, Shannan, Shanna, Shyann
More Irish names
Oscar, Rowan, Rory, Maeve, Finn, Aiden, Ryan, Nolan, Quinn, Orla, Cody, Erin, Ronan, Connor, Declan, Casey
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, “Shannyn: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shannyn, updated 20 October 2026.