Shanon
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- SHAN-un
- Origin
- Irish
Shanon is a girls' name of Irish origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Shanon mean?
Irish: spelling of Shannon
From the River Shannon, Ireland's longest river, linked in legend to the goddess Sionann.
Is Shanon a girl's or a boy's name?
Shanon is a girls' name.
How popular is Shanon in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1999, with 23 girls.
Half of all the girls named Shanon in the UK since 1996 were born between 1998 and 2003. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Shanon in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 4 | #4,494 |
| 2006 | 6 | #3,280 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 13 | #1,722 |
| 2003 | 9 | #2,109 |
| 2002 | 5 | #3,047 |
| 2001 | 8 | #2,150 |
| 2000 | 15 | #1,348 |
| 1999 | 23 | #1,005 |
| 1998 | 12 | #1,585 |
| 1997 | 7 | #2,281 |
| 1996 | 21 | #1,024 |
How popular is Shanon in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1970, with 285 girls. It first appears in the records in 1944.
Half of all the girls named Shanon in the US since 1880 were born between 1970 and 1984, the years shaded on the chart below.
Girls were 78% of the babies named Shanon in the US in 1961, and 63% in 2003.
Shanon in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5 | #15,532 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 6 | #14,552 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 5 | #16,863 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #16,985 |
| 2009 | 10 | #10,675 |
| 2008 | 9 | #11,594 |
| 2007 | 5 | #17,630 |
| 2006 | 12 | #9,282 |
| 2005 | 7 | #13,003 |
| 2004 | 10 | #9,887 |
| 2003 | 20 | #5,790 |
| 2002 | 18 | #6,124 |
| 2001 | 13 | #7,717 |
| 2000 | 17 | #6,202 |
| 1999 | 31 | #3,800 |
| 1998 | 34 | #3,494 |
| 1997 | 36 | #3,221 |
| 1996 | 39 | #3,023 |
| 1995 | 42 | #2,840 |
| 1994 | 43 | #2,792 |
| 1993 | 49 | #2,528 |
| 1992 | 58 | #2,270 |
| 1991 | 57 | #2,264 |
| 1990 | 62 | #2,096 |
| 1989 | 65 | #1,960 |
| 1988 | 80 | #1,613 |
| 1987 | 100 | #1,362 |
| 1986 | 98 | #1,343 |
| 1985 | 124 | #1,149 |
| 1984 | 149 | #969 |
| 1983 | 141 | #1,005 |
| 1982 | 132 | #1,079 |
| 1981 | 163 | #920 |
| 1980 | 178 | #862 |
| 1979 | 182 | #854 |
| 1978 | 194 | #784 |
| 1977 | 232 | #675 |
| 1976 | 236 | #654 |
| 1975 | 181 | #778 |
| 1974 | 200 | #720 |
| 1973 | 165 | #795 |
| 1972 | 185 | #753 |
| 1971 | 211 | #718 |
| 1970 | 285 | #609 |
| 1969 | 200 | #708 |
| 1968 | 155 | #813 |
| 1967 | 79 | #1,196 |
| 1966 | 53 | #1,532 |
| 1965 | 49 | #1,595 |
| 1964 | 48 | #1,666 |
| 1963 | 60 | #1,435 |
| 1962 | 20 | #2,740 |
| 1961 | 25 | #2,410 |
| 1960 | 20 | #2,728 |
| 1959 | 20 | #2,595 |
| 1958 | 33 | #1,907 |
| 1957 | 26 | #2,167 |
| 1956 | 16 | #2,928 |
| 1955 | 17 | #2,724 |
| 1954 | 26 | #2,075 |
| 1953 | 14 | #2,920 |
| 1952 | 10 | #3,551 |
| 1951 | 14 | #2,809 |
| 1950 | 15 | #2,651 |
| 1949 | 6 | #4,672 |
| 1948 | 5 | #5,241 |
| 1947 | 7 | #4,343 |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 5 | #4,572 |
Names like Shanon
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Erin, Ffion, Caragh, Teagan, Raegan, Fallon, Caitlin, Aoibheann, Keira, Eireann, Rhiannon, Cassidy
Names related to Shanon
Shannon, Shaan, Shania, Shona, Shani, Shana, Shanae, Shan, Shane, Shawn, Shaun, Shyanne
More Irish names
Oscar, Rowan, Rory, Maeve, Finn, Aiden, Ryan, Nolan, Quinn, Orla, Cody, Ronan, Connor, Declan, Casey, Kennedy
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, “Shanon: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shanon, updated 20 October 2026.