Sheppard vs Sherman

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

Name A

Sheppard

Boy name · Rank #3339

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Name B

Sherman

Boy name · Rank #4701

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Metric Sheppard Sherman
Current Rank #3339 #4701
Total Births (all years) 716 39,190
Peak Year 2025 1950
Peak Year Births 40 635
Peak Decade 2020s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Sheppard Sherman
1880s 5 615
1890s - 766
1900s - 838
1910s 36 3,372
1920s 51 5,059
1930s 30 4,833
1940s 40 5,456
1950s 74 5,787
1960s 26 4,296
1970s 24 3,280
1980s 5 2,248
1990s 6 1,351
2000s 60 715
2010s 164 416
2020s 195 158

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Sheppard Sherman
2014 10 39
2015 14 42
2016 23 47
2017 20 47
2018 25 36
2019 33 36
2020 23 34
2021 28 33
2022 31 32
2023 38 19
2024 35 21
2025 40 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, 1880–2025.

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