Chad vs Shannon
Chad and Shannoncompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
In 1983, Chad was ranked #94 and Shannon #67 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2019, Chad was ranked #1745 and Shannon #4702 among boys in England and Wales.
Chad and Shannon over time
Chad and Shannon appear together in 2 published lists, across 25 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Shannon reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Chad in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Chad #248 in 1996, Shannon #1168 in 1996.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys15 shared years, 1996–2019
Chad held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Shannon in 0.
Highest recorded here: Chad #248 in 1996, Shannon #1168 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2019: Chad #1745, Shannon #4702.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys10 shared years, 1974–1983
Chad held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Shannon in 10.
Highest recorded here: Chad #72 in 1980, Shannon #44 in 1977.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1983: Chad #94, Shannon #67.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Chad | Shannon |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #4991 (2023) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #885 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Chad has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Shannon.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Chad
Popularity journey
First recorded1974
First recorded at #92 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1974 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Highest recorded1974–1983
Highest recorded position: #72 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1980 (recorded 1974–1983).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #4991 among boys in England and Wales, in 2023.
England and Wales · Boys
Shannon
Popularity journey
First recorded1973
First recorded at #69 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1973 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Highest recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #2 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 1997 (recorded 1997–2024).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls