Shep
#10,906 most common boys' name of all time · #27,704 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1884–2025
Rank among boys
#10,906
Rank overall
#27,704 of 105,966
First appeared
1884
Years on the list
18 of 146
All-time
235
Since 2016
187
Peak year
2023 #3,715
Best rank
#966 1884
Girls
Boys
peak 30/yr
Shep first appears in 1884. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | 25 | 25 | #4,148 |
| 2024 | — | 26 | 26 | #4,080 |
| 2023 | — | 30 | 30 | #3,715 |
| 2022 | — | 21 | 21 | #4,709 |
| 2021 | — | 18 | 18 | #5,122 |
| 2020 | — | 16 | 16 | #5,461 |
| 2019 | — | 23 | 23 | #4,348 |
| 2018 | — | 11 | 11 | #7,162 |
| 2017 | — | 9 | 9 | #8,166 |
| 2016 | — | 8 | 8 | #8,846 |
| 2015 | — | 9 | 9 | #8,071 |
| 2014 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,161 |
| 2013 | — | 7 | 7 | #9,693 |
| 1949 | — | 5 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 1947 | — | 5 | 5 | #3,789 |
| 1927 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,828 |
| 1920 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,344 |
| 1884 | — | 6 | 6 | #966 |