Shannon is a distinctive choice, ranked #1743 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Shannon in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1743
About the Name Shannon
Shannon is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 103 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #11 in 1996 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996. It has featured in the UK top 100 for 12 years, demonstrating solid mainstream recognition.
Shannon is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Shannon
Unlikely. With around 17 UK babies named Shannon per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Shannon in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Shannon is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 103 places over the last five years to #1743 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Shannon is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Shannon include: Shannon Bream — Shannon Noelle Bream is an American journalist and attorney who is a host of Fox News Sunday on the Fox network and Fox News.; T. W. Shannon — Tahrohon Wayne Shannon is an American and Chickasaw politician who served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 62nd district from 2007 to 2015, as...; Steve Shannon — Stephen Charles "Steve" Shannon is an American attorney and Circuit Court Judge in the 19th Judicial Circuit of Virginia..
Shannon does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Shannons in the wild.
17
UK babies named Shannon (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 103 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Shannon
Likely around 1 other Shannon in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Shannon
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Shannon Noelle Bream is an American journalist and attorney who is a host of Fox News Sunday on the Fox network and Fox News. She is also chief legal correspondent for the channel.
Tahrohon Wayne Shannon is an American and Chickasaw politician who served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 62nd district from 2007 to 2015, as the first African-American to serve as the speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 2013 to 2014, and in the administration of President Donald Trump from 2025 to 2026. Shannon stepped down as the speaker to run for the Republican nomination in the 2014 United States Senate special election in Oklahoma to succeed Tom Coburn.
Stephen Charles "Steve" Shannon is an American attorney and Circuit Court Judge in the 19th Judicial Circuit of Virginia. From 2004 to 2009, Shannon represented Virginia's 35th District in the Virginia House of Delegates.
Shannon Farnon is a Canadian-born American actress. She is best known as being the first actress to voice Wonder Woman in a Hanna-Barbera production, having voiced her in Super Friends from 1973 to 1983.
Shannon Beveridge is an American YouTuber, podcast host, photographer and director. In 2017, she won the best LGBTQ+ YouTube Channel at the 9th Shorty Awards and the LGBT+ Celebrity Rising Star Award at the 2017 British LGBT Awards.
Shannon Powell is an American jazz and ragtime drummer. He has toured internationally and played with Ellis Marsalis, Harry Connick, Jr., Danny Barker, Branford Marsalis, Wynton Marsalis and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, Diana Krall, Earl King, Dr.