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Shannon vs Yahyaa

Shannon and Yahyaacompared 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.

  • England and Wales · Boys

    In 2019, Shannon was ranked #4702 and Yahyaa #3937 among boys in England and Wales.

Shannon and Yahyaa over time

Shannon and Yahyaa appear together in 1 published list, across 8 years of shared records. Yahyaa held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Shannon in 0.

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.

Yahyaa reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Shannon 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 · Boys8 shared years, 19982019

    Shannon held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Yahyaa in 5.

    Highest recorded here: Shannon #1467 in 2001, Yahyaa #2074 in 1998.

    The order changed in 2006: Yahyaa moved ahead. In 2005 they stood at #1467 and #3134; by 2006 that had become #4052 and #2538.

    Most recent shared year, 2019: Shannon #4702, Yahyaa #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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Shannon

Pairs where Shannon shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Shannon, Yahyaa
FieldShannonYahyaa
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recorded
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZGB-ENW
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #885 (2025)England and Wales · Boys #3254 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)82/10088/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/10040/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Shannon and Yahyaa both have 2 syllables.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.

How each name got here

Shannon

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1997–2024

    Highest recorded position: #2 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 1997 (recorded 1997–2024).

    Northern Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

Yahyaa

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1998

    First recorded at #2074 among boys in England and Wales in 1998 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1998–2024

    Highest recorded position: #2074 among boys in England and Wales, in 1998 (recorded 1998–2024).

    England and Wales · Boys

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #3254 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Boys