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Shannan

Shannan: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“old and wise”
Origin
Irish
Say it
SHAN-uhn · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls (94% of all uses)

Usually a variant of Shannon, from the Irish river name Sionainn. The river name is linked to an old Irish root associated with wisdom; exact derivation is partly uncertain.

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How popular is Shannan?

20240 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Shannan in 20240

Peak year1969

Total US babies since 18805,479

Shannan was not given to enough US babies in 2024 to appear in the records.

Names like Shannan

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Shannonold river · Irish
  • Shanonwise river · Irish
  • Rowanlittle red-haired one · Irish
  • Quinndescendant of Conn · Irish
  • Maeveshe who intoxicates · Irish
  • Kennedyhelmeted head · Irish
  • Sloaneraider · Irish
  • Delaneydescendant of the challenger · Irish

Shannan questions

What does the name Shannan mean?

Shannan means "old and wise". It comes from Irish. Usually a variant of Shannon, from the Irish river name Sionainn. The river name is linked to an old Irish root associated with wisdom; exact derivation is partly uncertain.

Is Shannan a boy or girl name?

Shannan is mainly a girl's name in US records (94% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Shannan?

Shannan was given to fewer than 5 babies of either sex in 2024; its peak year was 1969.

How do you pronounce Shannan?

Shannan is usually pronounced SHAN-uhn.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.