#3112024 rank
2024peak year
5,742babies named Shepherd since 1880
▲ +152%5-year trend
Shepherd popularity over 145 years
⭐ Sweet spot — known but not everywhere · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Shepherd mean?
An English occupational surname for one who tends sheep, from Old English sceap, 'sheep', and hierde, 'herdsman'. It now follows the trend for gentle occupational word-names.
OriginEnglish
Syllables2
Genderboy
Stylemodern, vintage
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