Shannon

Irish

"old and wise"

Shannon Origin and Meaning

The name Shannon is a boy's name of Irish origin meaning "old and wise".

The name of the longest river in the British Isles rose to the US Top 25 for girls in the 1970s and the Top 100 for boys, but has fallen off the Top 1000 for both genders. At the latest count, the name Shannon was given to about 200 babies in the US, about a third of those boys. As a favorite Irish name, Shannon has now been supplanted by newcomers such as Saoirse and Seanan.

Shannon Rank in US Top 1000

# 982 in the US

Shannon Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 915 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Shannon

• 915 Nameberry 2025

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Famous People Named Shannon

• Shannon Leto American drummer of band 30 Seconds to Mars, brother of Jared Leto
• Shannon Moore American professional wrestler.
• Shannon Sharpe American NFL football player.
• Shannon Harold Stewart American baseball player.
• Shannon Kook South African actor.
• Shannon Bennett Australian chef and TV personality
• (Richard) Shannon Hoon American lead singer of band Blind Melon
• Shannon Noll Australian pop singer
• Shannon Ogbnai Abeda, Eritrean,Canadian skier
• Shannon Birchall Australian musician of the John Butler Trio
• Shannon Briggs American boxer
• Shannon Boyd Australian rugby leaguer
• Shannon Bruce Snaith birth name of Shane West, American actor
• Noah Shannon Green son of actress Megan Fox.

The name Shannon in Pop Culture

• Lawrence Shannon protagonist of Tennesse Williams' "Night of the Iguana"