Sheppard
#5,875 most common boys' name of all time · #14,638 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1880–2025
Rank among boys
#5,875
Rank overall
#14,638 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
67 of 146
All-time
716
Since 2016
296
Peak year
2025 #3,040
Best rank
#1,041 1880
Girls
Boys
peak 40/yr
Sheppard is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | 40 | 40 | #3,040 |
| 2024 | — | 35 | 35 | #3,339 |
| 2023 | — | 38 | 38 | #3,183 |
| 2022 | — | 31 | 31 | #3,621 |
| 2021 | — | 28 | 28 | #3,817 |
| 2020 | — | 23 | 23 | #4,279 |
| 2019 | — | 33 | 33 | #3,434 |
| 2018 | — | 25 | 25 | #4,099 |
| 2017 | — | 20 | 20 | #4,755 |
| 2016 | — | 23 | 23 | #4,333 |
| 2015 | — | 14 | 14 | #6,004 |
| 2014 | — | 10 | 10 | #7,574 |
| 2013 | — | 9 | 9 | #8,133 |
| 2012 | — | 11 | 11 | #7,062 |
| 2011 | — | 9 | 9 | #8,104 |
| 2010 | — | 10 | 10 | #7,604 |
| 2009 | — | 10 | 10 | #7,711 |
| 2008 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,595 |
| 2007 | — | 6 | 6 | #10,948 |
| 2006 | — | 10 | 10 | #7,449 |
| 2005 | — | 10 | 10 | #7,119 |
| 2004 | — | 9 | 9 | #7,565 |
| 2003 | — | 5 | 5 | #10,928 |
| 2000 | — | 5 | 5 | #10,384 |
| 1996 | — | 6 | 6 | #7,997 |
| 1986 | — | 5 | 5 | #6,772 |
| 1979 | — | 7 | 7 | #4,870 |
| 1976 | — | 5 | 5 | #5,638 |
| 1974 | — | 6 | 6 | #4,671 |
| 1972 | — | 6 | 6 | #4,473 |
| 1965 | — | 7 | 7 | #3,273 |
| 1964 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,638 |
| 1963 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,087 |
| 1960 | — | 8 | 8 | #3,107 |
| 1959 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,037 |
| 1958 | — | 9 | 9 | #2,846 |
| 1957 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,590 |
| 1956 | — | 7 | 7 | #3,253 |
| 1955 | — | 7 | 7 | #3,225 |
| 1954 | — | 8 | 8 | #2,972 |
| 1953 | — | 10 | 10 | #2,549 |
| 1952 | — | 12 | 12 | #2,270 |
| 1950 | — | 10 | 10 | #2,464 |
| 1949 | — | 10 | 10 | #2,471 |
| 1948 | — | 5 | 5 | #3,711 |
| 1947 | — | 7 | 7 | #3,118 |
| 1943 | — | 5 | 5 | #3,579 |
| 1942 | — | 8 | 8 | #2,736 |
| 1940 | — | 5 | 5 | #3,497 |
| 1939 | — | 8 | 8 | #2,638 |
| 1938 | — | 5 | 5 | #3,571 |
| 1936 | — | 5 | 5 | #3,597 |
| 1934 | — | 5 | 5 | #3,720 |
| 1933 | — | 7 | 7 | #3,027 |
| 1928 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,738 |
| 1927 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,245 |
| 1926 | — | 9 | 9 | #2,921 |
| 1924 | — | 11 | 11 | #2,662 |
| 1923 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,852 |
| 1921 | — | 8 | 8 | #3,239 |
| 1920 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,840 |
| 1919 | — | 9 | 9 | #2,903 |
| 1918 | — | 7 | 7 | #3,391 |
| 1917 | — | 9 | 9 | #2,751 |
| 1915 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,421 |
| 1914 | — | 5 | 5 | #3,290 |
| 1880 | — | 5 | 5 | #1,041 |