Shep vs Sherman

Side-by-side comparison of Shep and Sherman — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Shep

Boy name · Rank #4063

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Name B

Sherman

Boy name · Rank #4690

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Metric Shep Sherman
Current Rank #4063 #4690
Total Births (all years) 210 39,173
Peak Year 2023 1950
Peak Year Births 30 635
Peak Decade 2020ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1884 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Shep Sherman
1880ss 6 615
1890ss — 766
1900ss — 838
1910ss — 3,372
1920ss 11 5,059
1930ss — 4,833
1940ss 10 5,456
1950ss — 5,787
1960ss — 4,296
1970ss — 3,282
1980ss — 2,248
1990ss — 1,351
2000ss — 715
2010ss 72 416
2020ss 111 139

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Shep Sherman
2014 5 39
2015 9 42
2016 8 47
2017 9 47
2018 11 36
2019 23 36
2020 16 34
2021 18 33
2022 21 32
2023 30 19
2024 26 21

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1884–2024.

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