Shepherd

Rank 492nd Boy Name

In 2022, the name Shepherd was 492nd most popular baby name for boys and 1,003rd most popular baby name overall. In 2022, 619 babies were named Shepherd in the United States. The gender distribution for "Shepherd" is 98.9% male and 1.1% female.

In 2022, 1 out of every 5,435 babies in the United States were named Shepherd. In a classroom of 30 students, there is approximately a 0.6% chance that another student would have the same name. Today, the average age of someone named Shepherd is around 7 to 10 years old.

The name "Shepherd" is not common today.

Pronunciation

Shepherd is pronounced shep-herd in English. The name Shepherd has 8 letters and 2 syllables.

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Name Trends (1972 to Present)

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Gender Distribution

Similar Sounding Names

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Social Security Administration

U.S. Name Statistics provided by the Social Security Administration based on data from SSN Applications

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