Shannon vs Taryn
Shannon and Taryncompared 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 2005, Shannon was ranked #29 and Taryn #377 among girls in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Shannon was ranked #1743 and Taryn #4192 among girls in England and Wales.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2019, Shannon was ranked #4702 and Taryn #3937 among boys in England and Wales.
Shannon and Taryn over time
Shannon and Taryn appear together in 2 published lists, across 40 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 Taryn 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.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Shannon held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Taryn in 0.
Highest recorded here: Shannon #11 in 1996, Taryn #616 in 2002.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Shannon #1743, Taryn #4192.
England and Wales · Boys11 shared years, 1996–2019
Shannon held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Taryn in 6.
Highest recorded here: Shannon #1168 in 1996, Taryn #1850 in 1999.
The order changed in 2002: Taryn moved ahead. In 2001 they stood at #1467 and #2220; by 2002 that had become #3225 and #2636.
Most recent shared year, 2019: Shannon #4702, Taryn #3937.
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 | Shannon | Taryn |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | Used for both boys and girls |
| 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 | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-NIR |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #885 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #4192 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Shannon and Taryn both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR.
How each name got here
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
Taryn
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
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4192 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls