How Many People Are Named Shannen?
people named Shannen are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 170,211 people in the US has this name
Based on 2,071 babies named Shannen in Social Security records from 1961 to 2023, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
ππ Very Rare
Peak Year
225 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
π Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Variant of SHANNON.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
β§ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Shannen, 93% were girls and 7% were boys. The share has stayed close to this since the 1970s: 86% of the babies were girls then and 91.5% in the 2000s.
π₯ Age Distribution
The average person named Shannen alive today is about 34 years old, and 71% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 28 and 39 in 2025.
π Popularity Over Time
Shannen first appears in the records in 1961 and was given most often in 1993, to 225 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2023.
Babies given the name each year, 1961 to 2023
π Rank History
Shannen has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #893, in 1993.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #893 (1993) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,595 in the 1990s |
π State-Wise Distribution
People named Shannen alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Shannen were born in California than in any other state: about 221 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Shannen was given 2.5 times as often in New York, 2.1 times in California and 1.8 times in Pennsylvania.
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