Shepard
Boy name
Shepard at a glance
- Used as
- Boy name
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #938 in 2024
Shepard popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1912 | #1,746 | 9 |
| 1920 | #2,131 | 15 |
| 1930 | #2,079 | 14 |
| 1940 | #1,573 | 19 |
| 1950 | #3,021 | 7 |
| 1960 | #2,873 | 9 |
| 1970 | #4,724 | 5 |
| 1990 | #8,115 | 5 |
| 2000 | #9,112 | 6 |
| 2010 | #2,100 | 64 |
| 2020 | #919 | 243 |
| 2022 | #912 | 253 |
| 2024 | #938 | 244 |
All 95 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1912 | #1,746 | 9 |
| 1914 | #2,457 | 8 |
| 1915 | #2,184 | 12 |
| 1917 | #1,986 | 15 |
| 1918 | #2,073 | 15 |
| 1919 | #2,265 | 13 |
| 1920 | #2,131 | 15 |
| 1921 | #2,265 | 14 |
| 1922 | #4,307 | 5 |
| 1923 | #1,941 | 17 |
| 1924 | #2,822 | 10 |
| 1925 | #2,313 | 13 |
| 1926 | #2,566 | 11 |
| 1927 | #2,408 | 12 |
| 1928 | #2,843 | 9 |
| 1929 | #2,980 | 8 |
| 1930 | #2,079 | 14 |
| 1931 | #1,770 | 17 |
| 1932 | #3,092 | 7 |
| 1934 | #2,121 | 12 |
| 1936 | #2,451 | 9 |
| 1937 | #3,175 | 6 |
| 1938 | #2,326 | 10 |
| 1939 | #2,608 | 8 |
| 1940 | #1,573 | 19 |
| 1941 | #2,207 | 11 |
| 1942 | #3,561 | 5 |
| 1943 | #2,405 | 10 |
| 1944 | #2,633 | 8 |
| 1945 | #2,996 | 6 |
| 1946 | #3,173 | 6 |
| 1947 | #1,988 | 15 |
| 1948 | #2,788 | 8 |
| 1949 | #2,802 | 8 |
| 1950 | #3,021 | 7 |
| 1951 | #2,246 | 12 |
| 1952 | #2,875 | 8 |
| 1953 | #2,186 | 13 |
| 1954 | #3,176 | 7 |
| 1955 | #2,559 | 10 |
| 1956 | #2,969 | 8 |
| 1957 | #2,631 | 10 |
| 1958 | #2,371 | 12 |
| 1959 | #3,289 | 7 |
| 1960 | #2,873 | 9 |
| 1961 | #2,410 | 12 |
| 1962 | #3,042 | 8 |
| 1964 | #2,205 | 14 |
| 1965 | #2,780 | 9 |
| 1966 | #3,946 | 5 |
| 1969 | #3,936 | 6 |
| 1970 | #4,724 | 5 |
| 1972 | #4,439 | 6 |
| 1973 | #5,101 | 5 |
| 1975 | #5,464 | 5 |
| 1976 | #4,012 | 8 |
| 1977 | #4,165 | 8 |
| 1979 | #5,355 | 6 |
| 1981 | #4,960 | 7 |
| 1982 | #6,387 | 5 |
| 1983 | #5,484 | 6 |
| 1985 | #5,147 | 7 |
| 1989 | #7,906 | 5 |
| 1990 | #8,115 | 5 |
| 1994 | #8,799 | 5 |
| 1995 | #8,866 | 5 |
| 1996 | #7,971 | 6 |
| 1997 | #9,265 | 5 |
| 1998 | #7,560 | 7 |
| 1999 | #9,912 | 5 |
| 2000 | #9,112 | 6 |
| 2001 | #4,890 | 15 |
| 2002 | #4,918 | 15 |
| 2003 | #2,674 | 37 |
| 2004 | #4,264 | 20 |
| 2005 | #3,241 | 31 |
| 2006 | #2,658 | 44 |
| 2007 | #3,444 | 31 |
| 2008 | #2,207 | 60 |
| 2009 | #2,049 | 67 |
| 2010 | #2,100 | 64 |
| 2011 | #2,260 | 57 |
| 2012 | #2,091 | 65 |
| 2013 | #2,205 | 59 |
| 2014 | #1,842 | 80 |
| 2015 | #1,453 | 116 |
| 2016 | #1,043 | 190 |
| 2017 | #925 | 228 |
| 2018 | #964 | 215 |
| 2019 | #1,027 | 202 |
| 2020 | #919 | 243 |
| 2021 | #962 | 233 |
| 2022 | #912 | 253 |
| 2023 | #950 | 237 |
| 2024 | #938 | 244 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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