Over the past 110 years, 48 200 boys and 292 764 girls have been named Shannon. The name Shannon ranks 453th in the United States among the most common names for boys. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Shannon in 1915. The peak of popularity of the name Shannon came in the 1960s and 1970s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.