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Pronounced luh-SHAN-un /ləˈʃæn.ən/Medium

Meaning: Lashannon adds the popular La- prefix to Shannon, an Irish name from the River Shannon, tied to the goddess Sionna and often read as old or wise river; the coined form loosely inherits that base.Low

In 30 seconds: Lashannon joins the La- prefix to Shannon, an Irish river name. It appeared for a small number of United States girls around 1984 (said luh-SHAN-un).

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Origin LowAmerican, Irish

MeaningLashannon adds the popular La- prefix to Shannon, an Irish name from the River Shannon, tied to the goddess Sionna and often read as old or wise river; the coined form loosely inherits that base.

U.S. rank (1997)#15056 ↘ Falling

1997 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year1984

Total births (all-time)≈ 291

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Lashannon pairs the La- prefix, common in later twentieth-century American naming, with the Irish Shannon. It stayed rare, touching a small high around 1984.

Given to only about twenty girls a year even at its peak, it faded by the late nineteen-nineties. A girl named Lashannon at that high would be in her forties today. The blend joins an Irish base with an African American prefix pattern.

Did you know? The base of Lashannon, Shannon, names Ireland's longest river and its guardian goddess Sionna, so the prefixed form carries a distant echo of Irish myth.

Overall data confidence 35%

References - Lashannon — Coinage; La- prefix plus Shannon, Irish river name

Variations

LashannenShannonLashanna

Nicknames

ShannonShanLala

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Lashannon mean?

It is a coinage joining the La- prefix with Shannon, an Irish name from the River Shannon.

How do you pronounce Lashannon?

It is said luh-SHAN-un /ləˈʃæn.ən/, three syllables with the stress in the middle.

Is Lashannon a boy or girl name?

Lashannon is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Lashannon?

It has always been rare, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak in the mid nineteen-eighties.