Shepherd vs Sheldon

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

Name A

Shepherd

Boy name · Rank #311

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Name B

Sheldon

Boy name · Rank #1950

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Metric Shepherd Sheldon
Current Rank #311 #1950
Total Births (all years) 6,370 36,626
Peak Year 2024 1992
Peak Year Births 1,094 608
Peak Decade 2020ss 1990ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1886 1881

Births by Decade

Decade Shepherd Sheldon
1880ss 16 36
1890ss — 41
1900ss — 126
1910ss 61 1,037
1920ss 90 3,078
1930ss 25 4,296
1940ss 64 4,038
1950ss 55 3,804
1960ss 60 4,032
1970ss 48 3,557
1980ss 15 3,340
1990ss 57 4,837
2000ss 289 2,468
2010ss 2,069 1,578
2020ss 3,521 358

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Shepherd Sheldon
2014 164 166
2015 174 140
2016 265 131
2017 293 134
2018 339 126
2019 434 110
2020 463 79
2021 557 72
2022 618 68
2023 789 59
2024 1,094 80

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, 1886–2024.

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