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Girl name

Shannin

100% girls · last recorded 2001

Shannin has been given to about 240 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1969, which makes it a boomer-era name.

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Living in the US≈ 230
Median age today48 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Shannin per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1969 · 18
  • Born in 20250
  • All time240

How popular is Shannin?

Its best year was 1969, when 18 babies were given the name, ranking 3296th. The typical living American called Shannin is about 48 years old today.

Names that sound like Shannin

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Shannon0.74
  2. Shani0.75
  3. Shannan0.74
  4. Shanon0.72
  5. Shania0.70
  6. Sharyn0.69
  7. Shaniya0.67
  8. Shari0.63

Middle names for Shannin

Ranked by flow score
  1. Shannin Anne0.81
  2. Shannin Eve0.80
  3. Shannin Elizabeth0.78
  4. Shannin Catherine0.78
  5. Shannin Josephine0.78
  6. Shannin Rose0.77

Sibling names for Shannin

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Larasister · 0.65
  2. Damonbrother · 0.59
  3. Jennifersister · 0.58
  4. Amysister · 0.58
  5. Jasonbrother · 0.56
  6. Ericbrother · 0.55

Where Shannin is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Shannin Anderson0.77
    2. Shannin Reyes0.72
    3. Shannin Moore0.72
    4. Shannin Lee0.72
    5. Shannin Hall0.72
    6. Shannin Green0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Shannin

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.