Shepherd is an uncommon boys' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2025.
Shepherd is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #246 among boys (1,408) and #11,785 among girls (8) — overall #476 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,416 | 1,416 | #11,785 | #246 |
| 2024 | 1,109 | 1,109 | #10,164 | #311 |
| 2023 | 789 | 789 | — | #405 |
| 2022 | 626 | 626 | #13,383 | #494 |
| 2021 | 558 | 558 | — | #528 |
| 2020 | 463 | 463 | — | #595 |
| 2019 | 434 | 434 | — | #625 |
| 2018 | 339 | 339 | — | #716 |
| 2017 | 293 | 293 | — | #791 |
| 2016 | 265 | 265 | — | #848 |
| 2015 | 174 | 174 | — | #1,109 |
| 2014 | 164 | 164 | — | #1,157 |
| 2013 | 93 | 93 | — | #1,643 |
| 2012 | 102 | 102 | — | #1,560 |
| 2011 | 108 | 108 | #19,156 | #1,541 |
| 2010 | 102 | 102 | — | #1,564 |
| 2009 | 70 | 70 | — | #2,003 |
| 2008 | 65 | 65 | — | #2,118 |
| 2007 | 34 | 34 | — | #3,297 |
| 2006 | 39 | 39 | — | #2,926 |
| 2005 | 32 | 32 | — | #3,227 |
| 2004 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,059 |
| 2003 | 17 | 17 | — | #4,780 |
| 2002 | 9 | 9 | — | #7,542 |
| 2001 | 6 | 6 | — | #10,360 |
| 2000 | 8 | 8 | — | #8,097 |
| 1999 | 8 | 8 | — | #7,760 |
| 1998 | 12 | 12 | — | #5,412 |
| 1997 | 9 | — | — | #6,531 |
| 1996 | 7 | — | — | #7,841 |
| 1995 | 10 | — | — | #5,845 |
| 1994 | 5 | — | — | #10,028 |
| 1990 | 6 | — | — | #7,967 |
| 1989 | 8 | — | — | #6,132 |
| 1982 | 7 | — | — | #5,535 |
| 1979 | 5 | — | — | #6,932 |
| 1978 | 5 | — | — | #6,628 |
| 1977 | 7 | — | — | #5,038 |
| 1975 | 9 | — | — | #3,901 |
| 1971 | 9 | — | — | #3,615 |
| 1970 | 13 | — | — | #2,720 |
| 1969 | 7 | — | — | #3,888 |
| 1968 | 8 | — | — | #3,327 |
| 1966 | 8 | — | — | #3,205 |
| 1965 | 10 | — | — | #2,750 |
| 1964 | 6 | — | — | #3,973 |
| 1963 | 5 | — | — | #4,543 |
| 1961 | 10 | — | — | #2,876 |
| 1960 | 6 | — | — | #3,990 |
| 1959 | 6 | — | — | #3,932 |
| 1958 | 6 | — | — | #3,880 |
| 1956 | 10 | — | — | #2,774 |
| 1955 | 9 | — | — | #2,946 |
| 1954 | 10 | — | — | #2,714 |
| 1953 | 5 | — | — | #4,270 |
| 1952 | 9 | — | — | #2,848 |
| 1949 | 10 | — | — | #2,591 |
| 1948 | 6 | — | — | #3,614 |
| 1947 | 5 | — | — | #4,190 |
| 1946 | 15 | — | — | #1,941 |
| 1945 | 6 | — | — | #3,285 |
| 1944 | 7 | — | — | #3,072 |
| 1943 | 5 | — | — | #3,974 |
| 1941 | 5 | — | — | #3,940 |
| 1940 | 5 | — | — | #3,870 |
| 1938 | 6 | — | — | #3,488 |
| 1936 | 5 | — | — | #3,983 |
| 1932 | 6 | — | — | #3,719 |
| 1930 | 8 | — | — | #3,256 |
| 1929 | 9 | — | — | #2,943 |
| 1927 | 9 | — | — | #3,116 |
| 1926 | 11 | — | — | #2,709 |
| 1925 | 10 | — | — | #2,907 |
| 1924 | 7 | — | — | #3,813 |
| 1923 | 10 | — | — | #2,912 |
| 1922 | 8 | — | — | #3,492 |
| 1921 | 15 | — | — | #2,251 |
| 1920 | 11 | — | — | #2,737 |
| 1919 | 10 | — | — | #2,842 |
| 1918 | 11 | — | — | #2,679 |
| 1917 | 8 | — | — | #3,171 |
| 1916 | 9 | — | — | #2,901 |
| 1915 | 6 | — | — | #3,771 |
| 1914 | 7 | — | — | #2,871 |
| 1913 | 5 | — | — | #3,198 |
| 1912 | 5 | — | — | #2,854 |
| 1888 | 5 | — | — | #1,163 |
| 1887 | 6 | — | — | #906 |
| 1886 | 5 | — | — | #1,087 |