Shepard

Shepard

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Shepard first appears in the U.S. data in 1912 and has been recorded in 95 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2022 with 253 babies (rank #916 that year). In 2024 it was given to 244 boys (rank #940). The name has been rising over the last five years.

3,450

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

253

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1912	9	#1,867
1914	8	#2,615
1915	12	#2,287
1917	15	#2,078
1918	15	#2,148
1919	13	#2,373
1920	15	#2,211
1921	14	#2,361
1922	5	#4,862
1923	17	#2,011
1924	10	#2,996
1925	13	#2,416
1926	11	#2,708
1927	12	#2,510
1928	9	#3,049
1929	8	#3,216
1930	14	#2,159
1931	17	#1,833
1932	7	#3,328
1934	12	#2,242
1936	9	#2,599
1937	6	#3,482
1938	10	#2,464
1939	8	#2,795
1940	19	#1,619
1941	11	#2,319
1942	5	#3,972
1943	10	#2,539
1944	8	#2,836
1945	6	#3,284
1946	6	#3,479
1947	15	#2,061
1948	8	#2,976
1949	8	#2,987
1950	7	#3,279
1951	12	#2,356
1952	8	#3,071
1953	13	#2,271
1954	7	#3,419
1955	10	#2,730
1956	8	#3,170
1957	10	#2,801
1958	12	#2,487
1959	7	#3,562
1960	9	#3,045
1961	12	#2,523
1962	8	#3,270
1964	14	#2,298
1965	9	#2,955
1966	5	#4,448
1969	6	#4,337
1970	5	#5,336
1972	6	#4,907
1973	5	#5,767
1975	5	#6,206
1976	8	#4,361
1977	8	#4,522
1979	6	#5,945
1981	7	#5,407
1982	5	#7,217
1983	6	#6,110
1985	7	#5,679
1989	5	#9,029
1990	5	#9,299
1994	5	#10,026
1995	5	#10,094
1996	6	#8,849
1997	5	#10,577
1998	7	#8,317
1999	5	#11,347
2000	6	#10,158
2001	15	#5,095
2002	15	#5,097
2003	37	#2,719
2004	20	#4,386
2005	31	#3,307
2006	44	#2,690
2007	31	#3,497
2008	60	#2,232
2009	67	#2,071
2010	64	#2,117
2011	57	#2,282
2012	65	#2,101
2013	59	#2,220
2014	80	#1,854
2015	116	#1,459
2016	190	#1,044
2017	228	#926
2018	215	#967
2019	202	#1,032
2020	243	#921
2021	233	#965
2022	253	#916
2023	237	#954
2024	244	#940

Year

Babies

Rank

1912

#1,867

1914

#2,615

1915

#2,287

1917

#2,078

1918

#2,148

1919

#2,373

1920

#2,211

1921

#2,361

1922

#4,862

1923

#2,011

1924

#2,996

1925

#2,416

1926

#2,708

1927

#2,510

1928

#3,049

1929

#3,216

1930

#2,159

1931

#1,833

1932

#3,328

1934

#2,242

1936

#2,599

1937

#3,482

1938

#2,464

1939

#2,795

1940

#1,619

1941

#2,319

1942

#3,972

1943

#2,539

1944

#2,836

1945

#3,284

1946

#3,479

1947

#2,061

1948

#2,976

1949

#2,987

1950

#3,279

1951

#2,356

1952

#3,071

1953

#2,271

1954

#3,419

1955

#2,730

1956

#3,170

1957

#2,801

1958

#2,487

1959

#3,562

1960

#3,045

1961

#2,523

1962

#3,270

1964

#2,298

1965

#2,955

1966

#4,448

1969

#4,337

1970

#5,336

1972

#4,907

1973

#5,767

1975

#6,206

1976

#4,361

1977

#4,522

1979

#5,945

1981

#5,407

1982

#7,217

1983

#6,110

1985

#5,679

1989

#9,029

1990

#9,299

1994

#10,026

1995

#10,094

1996

#8,849

1997

#10,577

1998

#8,317

1999

#11,347

2000

#10,158

2001

#5,095

2002

#5,097

2003

#2,719

2004

#4,386

2005

#3,307

2006

#2,690

2007

#3,497

2008

#2,232

2009

#2,071

2010

#2,117

2011

#2,282

2012

#2,101

2013

#2,220

2014

#1,854

2015

116

#1,459

2016

190

#1,044

2017

228

#926

2018

215

#967

2019

202

#1,032

2020

243

#921

2021

233

#965

2022

253

#916

2023

237

#954

2024

244

#940

Popularity Over Time — Boys

More popular boys' names

Names ranked near Shepard in 2024

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Year-by-Year Detail