Shepherd vs Sherman

Side-by-side comparison of Shepherd and Sherman — 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

Sherman

Boy name · Rank #4690

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Metric Shepherd Sherman
Current Rank #311 #4690
Total Births (all years) 6,370 39,173
Peak Year 2024 1950
Peak Year Births 1,094 635
Peak Decade 2020ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1886 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Shepherd Sherman
1880ss 16 615
1890ss — 766
1900ss — 838
1910ss 61 3,372
1920ss 90 5,059
1930ss 25 4,833
1940ss 64 5,456
1950ss 55 5,787
1960ss 60 4,296
1970ss 48 3,282
1980ss 15 2,248
1990ss 57 1,351
2000ss 289 715
2010ss 2,069 416
2020ss 3,521 139

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Shepherd Sherman
2014 164 39
2015 174 42
2016 265 47
2017 293 47
2018 339 36
2019 434 36
2020 463 34
2021 557 33
2022 618 32
2023 789 19
2024 1,094 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, 1886–2024.

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