Baby Name Popularity Profile

Shepard

Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Shepard.

✦ Shepherd 🌍 English Nature Traditional
National Rank (2025) #892
All-Time Peak Rank #892 Achieved 2025
Total U.S. Births 3,714 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 99.8% Boy / 0.2% Girl Overwhelmingly Male
Girl Rank (2025) Unranked rare/no Girl usage
First Recorded 1912 Data through: 2025
Peak Decade 2020s 268 births in 2025
πŸ’‘ The Shepard Vibe: Considered a Rising Star. A high-velocity modern choice demonstrating rapid, sustained growth in recent registries.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning Shepherd
Language Origin English
Origin Type single
Derived from the Old English word 'sceaphierde', meaning 'sheep-herder'.
Common Nicknames
Shep
Alternative Spellings
Shepherd
Pronunciation: SHEH-pΙ™rd
Themes & Categories
Nature Traditional
Etymology confidence: High

πŸ“Š Popularity Over Time (1880 – 2025)

Annual registration volume (number of births) for Shepard across 146 years of SSA data.

Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
18801920196020002025
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020–2025) +10.3%
10-Year Trend (2015–2025) +131.0%
2015: 116 births 116 2016: 190 births 2017: 228 births 2018: 215 births 2019: 202 births 2020: 243 births 243 2021: 233 births 2022: 253 births 2023: 238 births 2024: 244 births 2025: 268 births 268
2015 2020 2025

πŸ“ˆ Popularity Milestones

Busiest Year on Record 268 births in 2025
Years in Top 100 0 yrs
Years in Top 500 0 yrs
Longest Streak 32 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 0
1890s: 0
1900s: 0
1910s: 72
1920s: 114
1930s: 83
1940s: 96
1950s: 94
1960s: 63
1970s: 43
1980s: 30
1990s: 38
2000s: 326
2010s: 1,276
2020s: 1,479

πŸ“ Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables Shep-ard
Letter Count 7 letters
Spelling Complexity Moderate
Length Percentile Longer than 54.1% of names
Linguistic Profile: It is an isogram, meaning no two letters are repeated. Longer than 54.1% of SSA names. Starts with S, a letter used by only 7.9% of SSA names.

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πŸ“ Authentic State & Regional Rankings

Highest Ranking State Alabama
Top States Alabama, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Texas, North Carolina
States with Data 31
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
Alabama #357 119 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Tennessee #663 134 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Oklahoma #326 68 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Texas #912 343 2024 6.7% Decline
North Carolina #762 124 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Virginia #952 96 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Georgia #844 107 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Florida #1000 122 2021 Insufficient historical volume
South Carolina #600 48 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Louisiana #756 59 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Colorado #747 37 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Mississippi #605 36 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Kentucky #801 44 2020 Insufficient historical volume
Washington #980 37 2018 Insufficient historical volume
Oregon Unranked 20 2017 Insufficient historical volume
California #1352 211 2017 Insufficient historical volume
Nevada #587 5 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Missouri #703 33 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Ohio #792 67 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Pennsylvania #836 59 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Illinois #1257 51 2022 Insufficient historical volume
New York #1545 79 2020 Insufficient historical volume
Minnesota #915 15 2009 Insufficient historical volume
Arkansas Unranked 8 2018 Insufficient historical volume
Indiana Unranked 17 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Nebraska Unranked 5 2018 Insufficient historical volume
Wisconsin Unranked 13 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Connecticut Unranked 6 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Michigan Unranked 19 2018 Insufficient historical volume
Arizona Unranked 5 2020 Insufficient historical volume
Massachusetts Unranked 5 2024 Insufficient historical volume

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