Charly vs Shannon
Charly 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.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2007, Charly was ranked #351 and Shannon #40 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2005, Charly was ranked #689 and Shannon #56 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2019, Charly was ranked #4686 and Shannon #1063 among girls in England and Wales.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2019, Charly was ranked #2266 and Shannon #4702 among boys in England and Wales.
Charly and Shannon over time
Charly and Shannon appear together in 2 published lists, across 37 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Shannon reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Charly 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Charly and Shannon changed places 7 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2019, ending at #2266 and #4702.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Charly #1055 in 1998, Shannon #1168 in 1996.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls22 shared years, 1996–2019
Charly held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Shannon in 22.
Highest recorded here: Charly #624 in 1999, Shannon #11 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2019: Charly #4686, Shannon #1063.
England and Wales · Boys15 shared years, 1996–2019
Charly held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Shannon in 2.
Highest recorded here: Charly #1055 in 1998, Shannon #1168 in 1996.
The order changed in 2019: Charly moved ahead. In 2018 they stood at #4812 and #4812; by 2019 that had become #2266 and #4702.
Most recent shared year, 2019: Charly #2266, Shannon #4702.
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 | Charly | Shannon |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | Used for both boys and girls | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | 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) | 88/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Charly and Shannon both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Charly
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #703 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1998–2007
Highest recorded position: #284 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2003 (recorded 1998–2007).
Northern Ireland · Girls
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 #2138 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls