Shephard
#16,581 most common boys' name of all time · #43,322 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1952–2025
Rank among boys
#16,581
Rank overall
#43,322 of 105,966
First appeared
1952
Years on the list
11 of 146
All-time
84
Since 2016
67
Peak year
2025 #5,654
Best rank
#4,253 1952
Girls
Boys
peak 16/yr
Shephard first appears in 1952. 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.