Shepard

Shepard: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “sheep herder”
Origin: English
Say it: SHEP-erd · 2 syllables
Used for: Boys

An English surname from the occupational name shepherd, used occasionally as a given name. Shepard is a spelling variant of Shepherd.

English names Surname-style names

How popular is Shepard?

202473.0 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Shepard in 2024244

2024 rank#939 boys

Peak year2022

Total US babies since 18803,450

Shepard is rising: use over the last five years is 4.0× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Shepard

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Shepherdsheep herder · English
JackGod is gracious · English
Hudsonson of Hudd · English
Jacksonson of Jack · English
Cartercart driver · English
Wyattbrave in war · English
Maverickindependent person · English
Masonstoneworker · English

Shepard questions

What does the name Shepard mean?

Shepard means "sheep herder". It comes from English. An English surname from the occupational name shepherd, used occasionally as a given name. Shepard is a spelling variant of Shepherd.

Is Shepard a boy or girl name?

Shepard is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Shepard?

244 US babies were named Shepard in 2024. Its peak year was 2022.

How do you pronounce Shepard?

Shepard is usually pronounced SHEP-erd.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.