Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys
Shepherd is a surname, cognate of the English word "Shepherd". Several common spelling variations exist, including Shepperd, Sheperd, Shephard, Sheppard, and Shepard.
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In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Shepard yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.
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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 |
