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Shannon

Popularity trend for the name Shannon in Aotearoa New Zealand, based on Department of Internal Affairs birth registrations.

Unisex name
Peak year
1977
Peak count
223
Recent
0/yr
Median age
39 yrs
Trend
-100%
Total female
2,793
Total male
1,543
Total all
4,336

Shannon at a glance

Shannon reached its highest rank of #31 for girls in 1993. Shannon did not appear in the 2025 figures, which only list names given to at least 10 babies. Its popularity is falling compared with five years earlier. Shannon is used for both boys and girls (36% boys overall).

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About this data: figures come from Department of Internal Affairs birth registrations for 1954-2025. The DIA only publishes a name for a given year when at least 10 babies were registered with it, so rarer names - and rarer spellings - are missing entirely, and a name can drop out of the record in quieter years. Spelling variants are counted separately, and counts reflect first names as registered.