Shannan

Boy · recorded 1963–1999

  • 1999last recorded
  • 1974best year

Most popular in 1974.

Last recorded in 1999. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Shannan.

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Its story

Popularity since 1963

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 26 recorded years as a table
Shannan, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19633
19653
19664
19675
19686
19697
197012
197111
197212
197310
197415
197513
197610
197711
197815
19798
19806
19817
19826
19843
19863
19884
19893
19913
19943
19993

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Shannan isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1999
5
Rank in 1999
#9,912
How rare
1 in 384,030 boys
Since 1963
317

Shannan was last recorded in 1999. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1974, at 15 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Shannan doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.