Shepherd

boys’ nameAt its peak · modern nameCompare

Shepherd is ranked 311th among boys in 2024 (1,094 births). Its best rank was 311th, in 2024.

Rank in 2024: #311up 93 from 2023
Births in 2024: 1,0940.06% of boys
Peak year: 20241,094 births
Best rank: #311in 2024
Since 1886: 6,370people given the name

Babies named Shepherd, by year of birthboys

The story in the numbers

6,370 boys have been named Shepherd in the United States since 1886, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2024, with 1,094 births.

It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2024, within the last few years of data.

Half of everyone given the name was born by 2020, and the 2020s alone account for 55%. It has spent 10 of 145 years in the top 1,000.

Rank among boys, year by year

Higher on the chart = more popularrank (gaps = outside the top 1,000)

By decade

Decade	boys named Shepherd
1880s	16
1910s	61
1920s	90
1930s	25
1940s	64
1950s	55
1960s	60
1970s	48
1980s	15
1990s	57
2000s	289
2010s	2,069
2020s	3,521

In 2024, its biggest year

Shepherd was the 311th most given boy’s name that year. The top five boys’ names of 2024 were Liam, Noah, Oliver, Theodore and James. See all of 2024.

Names that rose and fell with Shepherd

Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.

What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.