Sheppard is a rare boys' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2025.
Sheppard is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #3,081 for boy births in the United States (and #6,609 across all names), given to 40 babies. Sheppard first appears in 1880 and peaked in 2025 (40 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 40 | 40 | #3,081 |
| 2024 | 35 | 35 | #3,385 |
| 2023 | 38 | 38 | #3,217 |
| 2022 | 31 | 31 | #3,678 |
| 2021 | 28 | 28 | #3,901 |
| 2020 | 23 | 23 | #4,400 |
| 2019 | 33 | 33 | #3,485 |
| 2018 | 25 | 25 | #4,201 |
| 2017 | 20 | 20 | #4,910 |
| 2016 | 23 | 23 | #4,446 |
| 2015 | 14 | 14 | #6,261 |
| 2014 | 10 | 10 | #8,037 |
| 2013 | 9 | 9 | #8,657 |
| 2012 | 11 | 11 | #7,468 |
| 2011 | 9 | 9 | #8,657 |
| 2010 | 10 | 10 | #8,043 |
| 2009 | 10 | 10 | #8,207 |
| 2008 | 5 | 5 | #14,289 |
| 2007 | 6 | 6 | #12,135 |
| 2006 | 10 | 10 | #7,905 |
| 2005 | 10 | 10 | #7,562 |
| 2004 | 9 | 9 | #8,060 |
| 2003 | 5 | 5 | #12,480 |
| 2000 | 5 | 5 | #11,862 |
| 1996 | 6 | — | #8,851 |
| 1986 | 5 | — | #7,665 |
| 1979 | 7 | — | #5,281 |
| 1976 | 5 | — | #6,360 |
| 1974 | 6 | — | #5,142 |
| 1972 | 6 | — | #4,908 |
| 1965 | 7 | — | #3,500 |
| 1964 | 6 | — | #3,974 |
| 1963 | 5 | — | #4,544 |
| 1960 | 8 | — | #3,300 |
| 1959 | 5 | — | #4,494 |
| 1958 | 9 | — | #3,002 |
| 1957 | 6 | — | #3,932 |
| 1956 | 7 | — | #3,501 |
| 1955 | 7 | — | #3,466 |
| 1954 | 8 | — | #3,141 |
| 1953 | 10 | — | #2,688 |
| 1952 | 12 | — | #2,357 |
| 1950 | 10 | — | #2,557 |
| 1949 | 10 | — | #2,592 |
| 1948 | 5 | — | #4,114 |
| 1947 | 7 | — | #3,331 |
| 1943 | 5 | — | #3,975 |
| 1942 | 8 | — | #2,915 |
| 1940 | 5 | — | #3,871 |
| 1939 | 8 | — | #2,796 |
| 1938 | 5 | — | #3,961 |
| 1936 | 5 | — | #3,984 |
| 1934 | 5 | — | #4,134 |
| 1933 | 7 | — | #3,242 |
| 1928 | 6 | — | #4,086 |
| 1927 | 5 | — | #4,708 |
| 1926 | 9 | — | #3,108 |
| 1924 | 11 | — | #2,801 |
| 1923 | 6 | — | #4,175 |
| 1921 | 8 | — | #3,467 |
| 1920 | 6 | — | #4,211 |
| 1919 | 9 | — | #3,088 |
| 1918 | 7 | — | #3,664 |
| 1917 | 9 | — | #2,917 |
| 1915 | 6 | — | #3,772 |
| 1914 | 5 | — | #3,688 |
| 1880 | 5 | — | #1,041 |