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Its wave through time A fashion of the 1970s
In the United States 0 50 100 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Peak 1979 per 100,000 babies of that sex 28,068 babies given this name since 1938 At its height in 1979, about 1 in 1,100 girls 18 babies in 2020 Names worth a look Shannon Girl or boy From the River Shannon in Ireland (Sionainn), linked in legend with the goddess Sionann; the meaning 'old, wise one'… Modern · peak 1976 Shawn Girl or boy An anglicized spelling of Irish Seán, the Irish form of John, from Hebrew Yohanan 'God is gracious'. Modern · peak 1971 Shane Boy An Anglicized spelling of Irish Seaghán (Seán), the Irish form of John, from Hebrew Yochanan 'God is gracious'. Renaissance · peak 1973 Shaun Boy An English spelling of Irish Seán, the Irish form of John (Hebrew 'God is gracious'). Modern · peak 1978 Chance Boy From the English word chance, and partly from a surname of the same origin (Old French cheance). Modern · peak 1996 Shawna Girl A 20th-century feminine of Shawn (Irish Seán, from Hebrew 'God is gracious'). Modern · peak 1977 Chandler Boy From an English occupational surname for a candle maker or seller, from Old French chandelier. Modern · peak 1999 Tiana Girl A modern name, probably a short form of Christiana or Tatiana. Modern · peak 1995 Where this comes from United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.