Is Shannen a boy or girl name?

Shannen is mostly a girl’s name. Of the 2,071 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 92.8% were girls and 7.2% were boys.

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Shannen

Recorded 1961–2023 · United States

Shannen was most popular in 1993, when 225 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,527 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,071 people named Shannen.

Shannen over time

Births per year. The dot marks Shannen’s peak in 1993. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Shannen a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Shannen is mostly a girl’s name — 92.8% of the 2,071 Americans given it were girls and 7.2% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Shannen

Where Shannen is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org