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Shepherd name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Shepherd ranks #246 in male records (1,408 reported) and #11,785 in female records (8 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Data updated

Key facts

2025 female rank and count
#11,785 · 8 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (female)
Count decreased by 2 female records (10 to 8); rank moved from #10,164 to #11,785.
5-year change, since 2021 (female)
No published 2021 female observation to compare. A missing observation is not zero.
2025 male rank and count
#246 · 1,408 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count increased by 309 male records (1,099 to 1,408); rank moved from #311 to #246.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count increased by 850 male records (558 to 1,408); rank moved from #528 to #246.
Peak year in available data
2025: 1,408 male records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Shepherd becoming more popular?

Shepherd's reported male count increased by 309 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #311 to #246. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Shepherd in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for ShepherdFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.1,4080201620252022: 7 female records2024: 10 female records2025: 8 female records2016: 265 male records2017: 293 male records2018: 339 male records2019: 434 male records2020: 463 male records2021: 558 male records2022: 619 male records2023: 789 male records2024: 1,099 male records2025: 1,408 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025811,7851,408246
20241010,1641,099311
2023——789405
2022713,383619494
2021——558528
2020——463595
2019——434625
2018——339716
2017——293791
2016——265848

Questions about Shepherd’s popularity

How common is Shepherd in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Shepherd ranks #246 in male records (1,408 reported) and #11,785 in female records (8 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Shepherd?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Shepherd only.

Can I compare this name with my partner?

Use Save or Maybe above to start a device shortlist. Create separate accounts and connect them to see each other’s saved names and maybes. Both saving Shepherd creates a match.

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