Shannah Girl
How popular is Shannah?
Peaked in 1978
No babies were recorded with the name Shannah in 2025. It was most used in 1978, when 51 girls got the name.
1,329living people named Shannah (est.)
41median age of people named Shannah
1,378babies named Shannah since 1880
Shannah popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 0 girls |
| 10-year trend | Not used lately |
| Peak year | 1978 (51 girls) |
| Highest rank | #1,915 in 1978 |
| First recorded | 1945 |
Shannah counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Shana family of names ranked #3,033 for girls in 2025 (#2,555 the year before), with 32 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Shannah by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 6 | #4,023 |
| 1950s | 10 | #6,085 |
| 1960s | 106 | #2,208 |
| 1970s | 346 | #1,915 |
| 1980s | 382 | #2,189 |
| 1990s | 341 | #2,671 |
| 2000s | 162 | #4,559 |
| 2010s | 25 | #11,964 |
Questions
- Is Shannah a boy or girl name?
- Shannah has mostly been a girl name. It hasn't been given to enough babies in the last 10 years to measure a recent split.
- How popular is the name Shannah?
- No babies were recorded with the name Shannah in 2025. It was most used in 1978, when 51 girls got the name.
- When was Shannah most popular?
- Shannah peaked in 1978, when 51 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,915 in 1978.
- How many people are named Shannah?
- 1,378 babies have been named Shannah in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,329 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 41.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.