Shepherd

Boy name

Shepherd has been given to 7,815 babies in the U.S. since 1886. It peaked in 2025 and currently ranks #246 for boys (2025).

Meaning & origin

From shepherd.

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

7,815

Peak year

2025 (1,416 babies)

Rank in 2025

#246 for boys

First recorded

1886

10-year trend

▲ +714%

Gender split

0% girls / 100% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Shepherd.

7,812 babies since 1920

7,868 babies since 1880

7,885 babies since 1950

7,911 babies since 1948

7,715 babies since 1976

7,708 babies since 2004

7,573 babies since 1984

8,151 babies since 1999

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