How Many People Are Named Shannah?
An estimated 1,286 people in the United States have the first name Shannah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 40 years old, and Shannah peaked in popularity in 1978 with 51 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shannah as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Shannah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,286
About 1 in 266,527 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
40
years old
Peak Year
1978
51 births
Total Registered
1,378
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shannah
Shannah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,378 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shannah as a female name
Ranked #14,333 in 2014
7 female births in 2014
Peak: 1978 (51 births)
Shannah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shannah span from the 1940s to the 2010s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 382 babies were registered. Shannah has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shannah by Decade
How has Shannah tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Shannah by State
Birth registrations for Shannah span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Georgia. The lowest are in Massachusetts, Florida, New York. On average, about 16 Shannahs were registered per state.
Shannah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shannah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Shannah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shannah?
We estimate approximately 1,286 people named Shannah are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 266,527 Americans share this first name.
Is Shannah a common name?
Shannah is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,378 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shannah most popular?
Shannah reached peak popularity in 1978, when 51 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shannah is approximately 40 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shannah a female name?
Shannah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shannah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shannah Smith, Shannah Johnson, Shannah Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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