Is Shepard a boy or girl name?
Shepard is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 244 boys were named Shepard, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.1% of the 3,450 US babies named Shepard were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #940
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Shepard since 1912
- 3,450
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 253 babies
Boys and girls named Shepard, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 72 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 114 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 83 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 96 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 94 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 63 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 43 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 30 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 38 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 326 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 1,276 | 5 | 0.4% |
| 2020s | 1,210 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 244 | #940 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 237 | #954 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 253 | #916 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 233 | #965 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 243 | #921 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 202 | #1,032 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 215 | #967 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 228 | #926 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 190 | #1,044 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 116 | #1,459 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 80 | #1,854 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 59 | #2,220 | 5 | #18,877 |
| 2012 | 65 | #2,101 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 57 | #2,282 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 64 | #2,117 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 67 | #2,071 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 60 | #2,232 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 31 | #3,497 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 44 | #2,690 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 31 | #3,307 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 20 | #4,386 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 37 | #2,719 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 15 | #5,097 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 15 | #5,095 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 6 | #10,158 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 5 | #11,347 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 7 | #8,317 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 5 | #10,577 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 6 | #8,849 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 5 | #10,094 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 5 | #10,026 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 5 | #9,299 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 5 | #9,029 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 7 | #5,679 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 6 | #6,110 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 5 | #7,217 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 7 | #5,407 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 6 | #5,945 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 8 | #4,522 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 8 | #4,361 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 5 | #6,206 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,767 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 6 | #4,907 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 5 | #5,336 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 6 | #4,337 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 5 | #4,448 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 9 | #2,955 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 14 | #2,298 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 8 | #3,270 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 12 | #2,523 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 9 | #3,045 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 7 | #3,562 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 12 | #2,487 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 10 | #2,801 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 8 | #3,170 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 10 | #2,730 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 7 | #3,419 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 13 | #2,271 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 8 | #3,071 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 12 | #2,356 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 7 | #3,279 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 8 | #2,987 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 8 | #2,976 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 15 | #2,061 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 6 | #3,479 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 6 | #3,284 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 8 | #2,836 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 10 | #2,539 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 5 | #3,972 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 11 | #2,319 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 19 | #1,619 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 8 | #2,795 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 10 | #2,464 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 6 | #3,482 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 9 | #2,599 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 12 | #2,242 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 7 | #3,328 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 17 | #1,833 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 14 | #2,159 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 8 | #3,216 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 9 | #3,049 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 12 | #2,510 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 11 | #2,708 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 13 | #2,416 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 10 | #2,996 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 17 | #2,011 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 5 | #4,862 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 14 | #2,361 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 15 | #2,211 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 13 | #2,373 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 15 | #2,148 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 15 | #2,078 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 12 | #2,287 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 8 | #2,615 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 9 | #1,867 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Shepard reached #916 in 2022. As a girl name, it reached #18,877 in 2013. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Shepard
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.