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I have known a male Shannon and a female Shannon. It is one of the few names called unisex that actually is, being a place name, Avery otoh is masculine. Shannon Brett or Shannon Lee would be pre th much entirely neutral.

I really like it! It still sounds youthful and pretty to me. I’ve been digging Sharon lately too.

I like for both gender.

This message was edited 6/29/2022, 7:01 PM

To me, it feels dated.

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My first association is with Jessi's mom on the Netflix show Big Mouth. I know other Shannons, but the way Jessi used "Shannon" to attack her mother, it sticks in my head.

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It sounds more like the name of a mom than of a newborn these days.

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I don't dislike it, necessarily, but I couldn't see it being used at the moment.

There's enough male Shannons that it can still be considered somewhat unisex, but not very since most Shannons are/were female. The name was always more popular for girls once it got to be popular overall.

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I like it a lot. My sil is Shannon Michelle.

I like it as a gal name. I'm neutral about it on a guy. Leaning dislike, just because I am conditioned to perceive it as a gal name, instead of unisex (which I know, it technically is) - and I feel negative about using gal names for guys. It's pretty common on women in my age group. I knew a couple of them growing up. I guess if I had never met any Shannons, I would probably be more open to the idea of it as a guy name ... I do like Shane. I think Shannon sounds "young" enough, just intrinsically, to be a baby name again. It has a kind of outdoorsy, naturey vibe, for me - I'm not sure why, maybe word association with something. I know it's not because of the origins.