Girl name Irish origin Christian tradition

Shannon

SHAN-ən · 7 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Old or wise river; from the River Shannon
Language
Irish
Culture
Irish;Gaelic
Religion
Christian
Style era
modern
Themes
Irish · place name
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#1873
2024 births107
Peak year1970
First appeared1912
Total US births295,710
1970 peak19121940196819962024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
ShanNonnie
Alternate spellings
ShanonShannanShannen
In other languages
Sionainn (Irish)Senann (Old Irish)

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Notable people named Shannon

Shannon Miller (gymnast)
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Shannon Sharpe (athlete
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