Shepherd
#10,917 for girls in 2025, 8 births · #246 for boys in 2025, 1,408 births
Given to boys 99.6% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 2025 · 1,408 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 7,785since 1886
Shepherd over time
Rank among boys' names. Shepherd has never cracked the top 200 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #10,917 | 8 | #246 | 1,408 |
| 2024 | #9,556 | 10 | #310 | 1,099 |
| 2023 | — | #405 | 789 | |
| 2022 | #12,243 | 7 | #491 | 619 |
| 2021 | — | #526 | 558 | |
| 2020 | — | #594 | 463 | |
| 2019 | — | #624 | 434 | |
| 2018 | — | #716 | 339 | |
| 2017 | — | #790 | 293 | |
| 2016 | — | #847 | 265 | |
| 2015 | — | #1,105 | 174 | |
| 2014 | — | #1,153 | 164 | |
| 2013 | — | #1,636 | 93 | |
| 2012 | — | #1,551 | 102 | |
| 2011 | #16,764 | 5 | #1,533 | 103 |
| 2010 | — | #1,558 | 102 | |
| 2009 | — | #1,990 | 70 | |
| 2008 | — | #2,104 | 65 | |
| 2007 | — | #3,250 | 34 | |
| 2006 | — | #2,881 | 39 | |
| 2005 | — | #3,172 | 32 | |
| 2004 | — | #7,536 | 9 | |
| 2003 | — | #4,616 | 17 | |
| 2002 | — | #7,055 | 9 | |
| 2001 | — | #9,243 | 6 | |
| 2000 | — | #7,416 | 8 | |
| 1999 | — | #7,139 | 8 | |
| 1998 | — | #5,159 | 12 | |
| 1997 | — | #6,100 | 9 | |
| 1996 | — | #7,136 | 7 | |
| 1995 | — | #5,501 | 10 | |
| 1994 | — | #8,800 | 5 | |
| 1993 | — | — | ||
| 1992 | — | — | ||
| 1991 | — | — | ||
| 1990 | — | #7,178 | 6 | |
| 1989 | — | #5,615 | 8 | |
| 1988 | — | — | ||
| 1987 | — | — | ||
| 1986 | — | — | ||
| 1985 | — | — | ||
| 1984 | — | — | ||
| 1983 | — | — | ||
| 1982 | — | #5,003 | 7 | |
| 1981 | — | — | ||
| 1980 | — | — | ||
| 1979 | — | #6,056 | 5 | |
| 1978 | — | #5,772 | 5 | |
| 1977 | — | #4,582 | 7 | |
| 1976 | — | — | ||
| 1975 | — | #3,659 | 9 | |
| 1974 | — | — | ||
| 1973 | — | — | ||
| 1972 | — | — | ||
| 1971 | — | #3,370 | 9 | |
| 1970 | — | #2,621 | 13 | |
| 1969 | — | #3,595 | 7 | |
| 1968 | — | #3,107 | 8 | |
| 1967 | — | — | ||
| 1966 | — | #2,986 | 8 | |
| 1965 | — | #2,617 | 10 | |
| 1964 | — | #3,601 | 6 | |
| 1963 | — | #4,048 | 5 | |
| 1962 | — | — | ||
| 1961 | — | #2,706 | 10 | |
| 1960 | — | #3,665 | 6 | |
| 1959 | — | #3,619 | 6 | |
| 1958 | — | #3,559 | 6 | |
| 1957 | — | — | ||
| 1956 | — | #2,628 | 10 | |
| 1955 | — | #2,764 | 9 | |
| 1954 | — | #2,592 | 10 | |
| 1953 | — | #3,798 | 5 | |
| 1952 | — | #2,680 | 9 | |
| 1951 | — | — | ||
| 1950 | — | — | ||
| 1949 | — | #2,453 | 10 | |
| 1948 | — | #3,316 | 6 | |
| 1947 | — | #3,733 | 5 | |
| 1946 | — | #1,884 | 15 | |
| 1945 | — | #2,996 | 6 | |
| 1944 | — | #2,862 | 7 | |
| 1943 | — | #3,538 | 5 | |
| 1942 | — | — | ||
| 1941 | — | #3,505 | 5 | |
| 1940 | — | #3,459 | 5 | |
| 1939 | — | — | ||
| 1938 | — | #3,175 | 6 | |
| 1937 | — | — | ||
| 1936 | — | #3,549 | 5 | |
| 1935 | — | — | ||
| 1934 | — | — | ||
| 1933 | — | — | ||
| 1932 | — | #3,361 | 6 | |
| 1931 | — | — | ||
| 1930 | — | #3,022 | 8 | |
| 1929 | — | #2,766 | 9 | |
| 1928 | — | — | ||
| 1927 | — | #2,912 | 9 | |
| 1926 | — | #2,566 | 11 | |
| 1925 | — | #2,755 | 10 | |
| 1924 | — | #3,505 | 7 | |
| 1923 | — | #2,772 | 10 | |
| 1922 | — | #3,252 | 8 | |
| 1921 | — | #2,152 | 15 | |
| 1920 | — | #2,602 | 11 | |
| 1919 | — | #2,665 | 10 | |
| 1918 | — | #2,543 | 11 | |
| 1917 | — | #2,956 | 8 | |
| 1916 | — | #2,730 | 9 | |
| 1915 | — | #3,392 | 6 | |
| 1914 | — | #2,651 | 7 | |
| 1913 | — | #2,821 | 5 | |
| 1912 | — | #2,544 | 5 | |
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| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | #1,031 | 5 | |
| 1887 | — | #819 | 6 | |
| 1886 | — | #959 | 5 | |
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five boys were named Shepherd! It came in at #959, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1888–1913, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Shepherd is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Tennessee#88 · 1 in 387
- Oklahoma#91 · 1 in 384
- Kentucky#98 · 1 in 380
- Arkansas#104 · 1 in 393
- Alabama#108 · 1 in 448
Best ever in a state: #88 in Tennessee, 2025.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | #88 | 95 | 1 in 387 |
| Oklahoma | #91 | 46 | 1 in 384 |
| Kentucky | #98 | 54 | 1 in 380 |
| Arkansas | #104 | 32 | 1 in 393 |
| Alabama | #108 | 48 | 1 in 448 |
| North Carolina | #134 | 92 | 1 in 559 |
| Georgia | #136 | 88 | 1 in 571 |
| South Carolina | #143 | 39 | 1 in 544 |
| Mississippi | #144 | 22 | 1 in 493 |
| Missouri | #158 | 44 | 1 in 632 |
| Indiana | #163 | 51 | 1 in 621 |
| Alaska | #165 | 5 | 1 in 454 |
| Kansas | #175 | 22 | 1 in 638 |
| West Virginia | #183 | 10 | 1 in 616 |
| Idaho | #188 | 14 | 1 in 616 |
| Virginia | #190 | 47 | 1 in 793 |
| South Dakota | #192 | 7 | 1 in 549 |
| Texas | #193 | 199 | 1 in 880 |
| Nebraska | #196 | 13 | 1 in 678 |
| Maine | #206 | 6 | 1 in 641 |
| Louisiana | #221 | 23 | 1 in 832 |
| Montana | #227 | 5 | 1 in 753 |
| Iowa | #232 | 17 | 1 in 813 |
| Colorado | #237 | 27 | 1 in 994 |
| Ohio | #259 | 48 | 1 in 1,094 |
| Wisconsin | #285 | 20 | 1 in 1,172 |
| Michigan | #288 | 34 | 1 in 1,182 |
| Oregon | #295 | 14 | 1 in 1,076 |
| Washington | #301 | 25 | 1 in 1,312 |
| Pennsylvania | #312 | 36 | 1 in 1,452 |
| Minnesota | #338 | 17 | 1 in 1,441 |
| Maryland | #407 | 12 | 1 in 1,908 |
| Utah | #409 | 11 | 1 in 1,788 |
| Florida | #412 | 47 | 1 in 2,033 |
| Arizona | #444 | 16 | 1 in 2,045 |
| Illinois | #470 | 22 | 1 in 2,252 |
| California | #551 | 55 | 1 in 3,190 |
| New Jersey | #766 | 8 | 1 in 4,971 |
| New York | #1,202 | 9 | 1 in 9,380 |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Massachusetts | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Shepherd
- 64 spots since 2024 (#310 → #246)
- 348 spots since 2020 (#594 → #246)
- 859 spots since 2015 (#1,105 → #246)
- Biggest jump: 258 spots in 2016 (#1,105 → #847)
- Biggest drop: 212 spots in 1888 (#819 → #1,031)
- Debuted 1886
- Peaked 2025 at #246 (1,408 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 12 yrs · run 2016–2025
- Highest: 1 in 1,213 boys born in 2025 were named Shepherd (0.08%)
- 63.4% of all boys named Shepherd (4,936) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 16 | #819 (1887) | #936 |
| 1890s | 0 | — | — |
| 1900s | 0 | — | — |
| 1910s | 61 | #2,543 (1918) | #2,788 |
| 1920s | 90 | #2,152 (1921) | #2,809 |
| 1930s | 25 | #3,022 (1930) | #3,277 |
| 1940s | 64 | #1,884 (1946) | #3,083 |
| 1950s | 55 | #2,592 (1954) | #3,091 |
| 1960s | 60 | #2,617 (1965) | #3,291 |
| 1970s | 48 | #2,621 (1970) | #4,343 |
| 1980s | 15 | #5,003 (1982) | #5,309 |
| 1990s | 57 | #5,159 (1998) | #6,716 |
| 2000s | 289 | #1,990 (2009) | #4,926 |
| 2010s | 2,069 | #624 (2019) | #1,151 |
| 2020s | 4,936 | #246 (2025) | #429 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Shepherd in 2025
Top girls' names in 2025
Top boys' names in 2025
More about 2025
girls
1,607,267 girls got a published name in 2025; 1 in 200,908 of them was named Shepherd, which outranked 36.9% of the 17,297 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880).
- #10,107Zolah9
- #10,107Zuraya9
- #10,107Zyaira9
- #10,917Shepherd8
- #10,917Aadhyareddy8
- #10,917Aaila8
- #10,917Aairah8
- #11,932Aalaiyah7
- #11,932Aalina7
- #11,932Aamani7
Tied with 1,014 names at #10,917; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,708,076 boys got a published name in 2025; 1 in 1,213 of them was named Shepherd, which outranked 98.2% of the 13,930 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.