Shepherd

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Shepherd is a given name of English origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 6,392 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 6,370 as boys and 22 as girls. Shepherd gained popularity in the 2010s, peaked in 2024. It is the #3,590 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 1,104
2023 789
2022 625
2021 557
2020 463
2019 434
2018 339
2017 293
2016 265
2015 174
2014 164
2013 93
2012 102
2011 108
2010 102
2009 70
2008 65
2007 34
2006 39
2005 32
2004 9
2003 17
2002 9
2001 6
2000 8
1999 8
1998 12
1997 9
1996 7
1995 10
1994 5
1990 6
1989 8
1982 7
1979 5
1978 5
1977 7
1975 9
1971 9
1970 13
1969 7
1968 8
1966 8
1965 10
1964 6
1963 5
1961 10
1960 6
1959 6
1958 6
1956 10
1955 9
1954 10
1953 5
1952 9
1949 10
1948 6
1947 5
1946 15
1945 6
1944 7
1943 5
1941 5
1940 5
1938 6
1936 5
1932 6
1930 8
1929 9
1927 9
1926 11
1925 10
1924 7
1923 10
1922 8
1921 15
1920 11
1919 10
1918 11
1917 8
1916 9
1915 6
1914 7
1913 5
1912 5
1888 5
1887 6
1886 5