How Many People Are Named Shannyn?
An estimated 500 people in the United States have the first name Shannyn. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 35 years old, and Shannyn peaked in popularity in 2002 with 29 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shannyn 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 Shannyn paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
500
About 1 in 685,509 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
35
years old
Peak Year
2002
29 births
Total Registered
527
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shannyn
Shannyn is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 527 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shannyn as a female name
Ranked #16,131 in 2015
6 female births in 2015
Peak: 2002 (29 births)
Shannyn: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shannyn span from the 1960s to the 2010s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 149 babies were registered. Shannyn has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shannyn by Decade
How has Shannyn 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.
Shannyn by State
Shannyn + Last Name Combinations
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Shannyn: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shannyn?
We estimate approximately 500 people named Shannyn 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 685,509 Americans share this first name.
Is Shannyn a common name?
Shannyn is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 527 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shannyn most popular?
Shannyn reached peak popularity in 2002, when 29 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shannyn is approximately 35 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shannyn a female name?
Shannyn is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shannyn Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shannyn Smith, Shannyn Johnson, Shannyn 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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