Sheperd vs Sherman

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

Name A

Sheperd

Boy name · Rank #9533

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Name B

Sherman

Boy name · Rank #4690

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Metric Sheperd Sherman
Current Rank #9533 #4690
Total Births (all years) 24 39,173
Peak Year 2024 1950
Peak Year Births 8 635
Peak Decade 2020ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 2006 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Sheperd Sherman
1880ss — 615
1890ss — 766
1900ss — 838
1910ss — 3,372
1920ss — 5,059
1930ss — 4,833
1940ss — 5,456
1950ss — 5,787
1960ss — 4,296
1970ss — 3,282
1980ss — 2,248
1990ss — 1,351
2000ss 5 715
2010ss 6 416
2020ss 13 139

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Sheperd Sherman
2014 — 39
2015 6 42
2016 — 47
2017 — 47
2018 — 36
2019 — 36
2020 — 34
2021 5 33
2022 — 32
2023 — 19
2024 8 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, 2006–2024.

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