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Shepherd

Boy's name · #246 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Shepherd first appeared in 1886, vanished from the records entirely for 23 years, and since returning in 1912 has climbed back to #246. About 7,800 boys have carried it in all.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 38 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#651 in Canada (2025) · #3,684 in England & Wales (2025) · #22,778 in Italy (2023) · #8,146 in Ecuador (2021).

Famous Shepherds

• Shepherd Bushiri — Christian charismatic evangelical preacher from Malawi (born 1983)
• Shepherd Mead — American writer (1914–1994)
• Shepherd Clark — American figure skater (born 1971)
• Shepherd Murape — Zimbabwean footballer (born 1949)
• Shepherd Ivory Franz — American psychologist and the first chairman of the psychology department at the University of California (1874–1933)

In stories & tradition

• Shepherd — Operatic character in the opera Venus and Adonis by John Blow

What Shepherds become

Among 20 notable people named Shepherd:

No single standout — notable Shepherds spread across many fields.

Similar names: Shepard · Baker · Zephyr · Bodie · Colson · Benson

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