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 #310

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Name B

Sherman

Boy name · Rank #4701

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Metric Shepherd Sherman
Current Rank #310 #4701
Total Births (all years) 7,785 39,190
Peak Year 2025 1950
Peak Year Births 1,408 635
Peak Decade 2020s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1886 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Shepherd Sherman
1880s 16 615
1890s - 766
1900s - 838
1910s 61 3,372
1920s 90 5,059
1930s 25 4,833
1940s 64 5,456
1950s 55 5,787
1960s 60 4,296
1970s 48 3,280
1980s 15 2,248
1990s 57 1,351
2000s 289 715
2010s 2,069 416
2020s 4,936 158

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 558 33
2022 619 32
2023 789 19
2024 1,099 21
2025 1,408 19

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, 1886–2025.

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