Shannan
3 countriesUS
5,479
total births, United States
SCOT
79
total births, Scotland
NI
8
total births, Northern Ireland
Total births recorded
5,566
Peak year (United States)
1970
Peak-year count
305
First recorded
1950
Popularity across 3 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Shannan was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
United StatesScotlandNorthern Ireland
Country by country
United States
5,479 births recorded 1950–2012 · peaked in 1970 with 305 births
Most common in: California, Texas, Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
Scotland
79 births recorded 1992–2002 · peaked in 1995 with 16 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
Northern Ireland
8 births recorded 1997–2002 · peaked in 1997 with 5 births
Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Shannan’s rank among girls’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | #1611 | — |
| 1994 | #1728 | ↓117 |
| 1995 | #2083 | ↓355 |
| 1996 | #2510 | ↓427 |
| 1997 | #2328 | ↑182 |
| 1998 | #3116 | ↓788 |
| 1999 | #2640 | ↑476 |
| 2000 | #4185 | ↓1545 |
| 2001 | #3864 | ↑321 |
| 2002 | #4767 | ↓903 |
| 2003 | #6299 | ↓1532 |
| 2004 | #7828 | ↓1529 |
| 2005 | #8330 | ↓502 |
| 2006 | #7868 | ↑462 |
| 2007 | #7394 | ↑474 |
| 2008 | #10084 | ↓2690 |
| 2009 | #13704 | ↓3620 |
| 2010 | #14959 | ↓1255 |
| 2011 | #14824 | ↑135 |
| 2012 | #14962 | ↓138 |