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Shepherd

Gender

Male

Origin

English
Shepherd
Occupation name

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Celebrity
  • Surname
  • Trade/Occupational

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Shepherd

Pronunciation

sh(e)-phe-rd

Famous People

TV News Anchor Shepherd Smith

Celebrity Babies

Son of Jerry Seinfeld, Son of Zac Hanson, Son of Jared and Genevieve Padalecki

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #246, 1,408 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2024 (rank #9521, 10 births); most recent 2025 (rank #10917, 8 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
20251,4088
20241,09410
2023789–
20226187
2021557–
2020463–
2019434–
2018339–
2017293–
2016265–

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #2443, 9 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3655, 5 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
20255
20249
20234
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
20163

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #627, 5 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
2023–
20225
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–
2015–
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence