Shanon

Shanon: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “wise river”
Origin: Irish
Say it: SHAN-ən · 2 syllables
Used for: Both (74% girls, 26% boys since 1880)

Variant spelling of Shannon, from the River Shannon in Ireland. The river name is linked to the goddess Sionna and is commonly explained as meaning wise river or old river.

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How popular is Shanon?

20240 per million US babies

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.

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Babies named Shanon in 20240

Peak year1976

Total US babies since 18806,549

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

Names like Shanon

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Shannonold river · Irish
Shannanold and wise · Irish
Rileyvaliant · Irish
Rowanlittle red-haired one · Irish
Quinndescendant of Conn · Irish
Roryred king · Irish
Lennonlover · Irish
Caseyvigilant · Irish

Shanon questions

What does the name Shanon mean?

Shanon means "wise river". It comes from Irish. Variant spelling of Shannon, from the River Shannon in Ireland. The river name is linked to the goddess Sionna and is commonly explained as meaning wise river or old river.

Is Shanon a boy or girl name?

Shanon is used for both: about 74% of US babies named Shanon since 1880 were girls.

How popular is Shanon?

Shanon was given to fewer than 5 babies of either sex in 2024; its peak year was 1976.

How do you pronounce Shanon?

Shanon is usually pronounced SHAN-ən.

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.