Shanon comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning Ancient Irish river name..
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How popular is Shanon?
1970peak year
Today, Shanon is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #17602), with only about 11 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1970, 285 babies were given the name (ranked #610 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1970s. In all, around 6,549 babies have been registered as Shanon since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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