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Shannan Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Shannan?

Mostly unused in the United States, less than 5 babies were bestowed the name in 2018.

This once, top 1000 name, Shannan is currently less popular.

Its highest popularity ranking of #588 was reached in 1969 with 284 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Shannan was less than 5, most recently in 2018.

Shannan, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1957-1969, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1982-1986, 1994-1998, and 1999-2004.

Sometimes the name Shannan has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.

For a number of years, the name Shannan has been spiralling downward in popularity. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Shannan for their newborn has remained about the same.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Shannan?

Shannan's popularity is at an extremely low point when measured against its most notable year.

The name Shannan is mostly unused and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

Relative to what it once was, Shannan has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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   Shannan (Girl)Shannan (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 < 5 -- < 5 --
2017 < 5 -- < 5 --
2016 < 5 -- < 5 --
2015 < 5 -- < 5 --
2014 < 5 -- < 5 --
2013 < 5 -- < 5 --
2012 6 16,520 < 5 --
2011 6 16,457 < 5 --
2010 6 16,636 < 5 --
2009 7 14,981 < 5 --
2008 11 10,673 < 5 --
2007 17 7,679 < 5 --
2006 15 8,173 < 5 --
2005 13 8,790 < 5 --
2004 14 8,170 < 5 --
2003 18 6,529 < 5 --
2002 25 4,874 < 5 --
2001 33 3,927 < 5 --
2000 29 4,273 < 5 --
1999 53 2,668 5 11,335
1998 40 3,164 < 5 --
1997 57 2,357 < 5 --
1996 50 2,551 < 5 --
1995 65 2,096 < 5 --
1994 85 1,742 5 10,015
1993 94 1,623 < 5 --
1992 90 1,683 < 5 --
1991 73 1,928 7 7,154
1990 62 2,125 < 5 --
1989 86 1,624 7 6,821
1988 67 1,859 7 6,311
1987 97 1,395 < 5 --
1986 81 1,526 5 7,647
1985 132 1,101 < 5 --
1984 125 1,108 5 7,151
1983 120 1,125 < 5 --
1982 159 941 10 4,191
1981 150 981 12 3,580
1980 187 838 11 3,805
1979 203 784 13 3,324
1978 196 780 24 2,059
1977 219 709 18 2,541
1976 233 659 15 2,798
1975 172 803 21 2,196
1974 164 821 24 1,927
1973 188 744 15 2,586
1972 237 645 20 2,065
1971 265 628 19 2,192
1970 283 612 22 1,937
1969 284 588 13 2,528
1968 160 793 11 2,703
1967 89 1,116 9 2,954
1966 80 1,206 7 3,492
1965 59 1,443 6 3,866
1964 46 1,723 < 5 --
1963 50 1,618 6 3,985
1962 23 2,587 < 5 --
1961 35 1,990 < 5 --
1960 20 2,805 < 5 --
1959 16 3,083 < 5 --
1958 15 3,207 < 5 --
1957 14 3,280 < 5 --
1956 15 3,152 < 5 --
1955 6 5,725 < 5 --
1954 5 6,480 < 5 --
1953 < 5 -- < 5 --
1952 6 5,465 < 5 --
1951 < 5 -- < 5 --
1950 5 5,980 < 5 --
1949 < 5 -- < 5 --
1948 < 5 -- < 5 --
1947 < 5 -- < 5 --
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.