Masculine dossier · first seen 1886

Shepherd

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Shepherd
Creator: Social Security Administration

Rising Gaining cultural share

Peak era

2024

Peak rank proxy

1,094

Current vitality

Healthy

Generation

Gen Alpha

1886Peak 20242024

Peak year

2024

Decline from peak

2024

1,094

All-time

6,370

Shepherd is accumulating new signal in the present tense. Whether it is a revival or a fresh adoption curve, the name is moving from background noise toward cultural visibility again.

Your name peaked in 2024, when 1,094 boys were named Shepherd.

In 2024, only 1,094 boys were given the name.

All told, about 6,370 Americans have been named Shepherd and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1886.

Rarity scoreMainstream

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryGaining cultural share

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