Shepherd: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “sheep herder”
- Origin
- English
- Say it
- SHEP-erd · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Boys
An English occupational surname that has come into occasional use as a given name. It literally denotes someone who tends sheep.
How popular is Shepherd?
Babies named Shepherd in 20241,104
2024 rank#311 boys
Peak year2024
Total US babies since 18806,392
Shepherd is rising: use over the last five years is 6.8× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Shepherd
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Shepherd questions
What does the name Shepherd mean?
Shepherd means "sheep herder". It comes from English. An English occupational surname that has come into occasional use as a given name. It literally denotes someone who tends sheep.
Is Shepherd a boy or girl name?
Shepherd is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Shepherd?
1,104 US babies were named Shepherd in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.
How do you pronounce Shepherd?
Shepherd 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.