Is Shepherd a boy or girl name?
Shepherd is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 10 girls and 1,094 boys were named Shepherd, so 0.9% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.3% of the 6,392 US babies named Shepherd were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #311
- Girl rank, 2024
- #10,135
- Babies named Shepherd since 1886
- 6,392
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 1,104 babies
Boys and girls named Shepherd, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 16 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1910s | 61 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 90 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 25 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 64 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 55 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 60 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 48 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 15 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 57 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 289 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 2,069 | 5 | 0.2% |
| 2020s | 3,521 | 17 | 0.5% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,094 | #311 | 10 | #10,135 |
| 2023 | 789 | #404 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 618 | #494 | 7 | #13,374 |
| 2021 | 557 | #528 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 463 | #594 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 434 | #625 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 339 | #716 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 293 | #791 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 265 | #848 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 174 | #1,108 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 164 | #1,157 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 93 | #1,642 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 102 | #1,560 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 103 | #1,541 | 5 | #19,155 |
| 2010 | 102 | #1,564 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 70 | #2,003 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 65 | #2,118 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 34 | #3,297 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 39 | #2,926 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 32 | #3,227 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 9 | #8,057 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 17 | #4,780 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 9 | #7,540 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 6 | #10,360 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 8 | #8,096 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 8 | #7,759 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 12 | #5,411 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 9 | #6,531 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,841 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 10 | #5,845 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 5 | #10,027 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 6 | #7,965 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 8 | #6,130 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 7 | #5,535 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,932 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 5 | #6,626 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 7 | #5,038 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 9 | #3,903 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 9 | #3,615 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 13 | #2,720 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 7 | #3,888 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 8 | #3,327 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 8 | #3,205 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 10 | #2,750 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 6 | #3,971 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 5 | #4,543 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 10 | #2,876 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 6 | #3,992 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 6 | #3,933 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 6 | #3,879 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 10 | #2,774 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 9 | #2,946 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 10 | #2,714 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 5 | #4,270 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 9 | #2,848 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 10 | #2,591 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 6 | #3,614 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 5 | #4,191 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 15 | #1,941 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 6 | #3,285 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 7 | #3,072 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 5 | #3,974 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 5 | #3,940 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 5 | #3,870 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 6 | #3,488 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 5 | #3,983 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 6 | #3,719 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 8 | #3,256 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 9 | #2,943 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 9 | #3,116 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 11 | #2,709 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 10 | #2,907 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 7 | #3,813 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 10 | #2,912 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 8 | #3,492 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 15 | #2,251 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 11 | #2,737 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 10 | #2,842 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 11 | #2,679 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 8 | #3,171 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 9 | #2,901 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 6 | #3,771 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 7 | #2,871 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 5 | #3,198 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 5 | #2,854 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 5 | #1,163 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 6 | #906 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 5 | #1,087 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Shepherd reached #311 in 2024. As a girl name, it reached #10,135 in 2024. 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 Shepherd
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.