📊 Basic Statistics
Current Rank
#940
Birth %
0.01%
2024 Births
244
📈 Birth Percentage Over Time
Historical trends and 5-year forecast
Current Birth %
0.014%
Peak Year
2022
0.015%
📉Shepard is decreasing compared to last year
| Year | Birth % |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.014% |
| 2023 | 0.014% |
| 2022 (Peak) | 0.015% |
| 2017 | 0.012% |
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🏆 US Ranking Over Time
Historical trends and 5-year forecast
Current Rank
#940
Best Rank Year
2022
#916
📈Shepard is rising in rank compared to last year
| Year | Rank |
|---|---|
| 2024 | #940 |
| 2023 | #954 |
| 2022 (Peak) | #916 |
| 2017 | #926 |
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🎒 Same Name in Class Probability
Class of 50
0.3%
Class of 100
0.7%
Class of 500
3.4%
🗺️ Popularity by State
Geographic distribution across the United States
0.01%
0.02%
Most popular in:
1. California0.02%
2. Pennsylvania0.02%
3. Ohio0.02%
4. North Carolina0.02%
5. Indiana0.02%
Most Popular State
0.018% (#)
Least Popular State
0.010% (#)
🏆 Top 10 States
#1
#
0.018%
#2
#
0.018%
#3
#
0.018%
#4
#
0.018%
#5
#
0.018%
#6
#
0.018%
#7
#
0.018%
#8
#
0.018%
#9
#
0.018%
#10
#
0.018%
📉 Bottom 10 States
#1
#
0.010%
#2
#
0.010%
#3
#
0.010%
#4
#
0.010%
#5
#
0.010%
#6
#
0.010%
#7
#
0.010%
#8
#
0.010%
#9
#
0.010%
#10
#
0.011%
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🌎 Regional Popularity
Birth percentage by US region
#1
South
137 births
0.02%
#2
Midwest
27 births
0.01%
#3
Northeast
15 births
0.01%
#4
West
9 births
0.00%
northeast0.0%
midwest0.0%
south0.0%
west0.0%
🌎 Regional Popularity
Regional Variation
Most popular in the South (0.023%) and least popular in the West (0.003%)
🏆
South
Rank #
0.023%
🌎
Midwest
Rank #
0.009%
🌎
Northeast
Rank #
0.007%
📉
West
Rank #
0.003%
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⚖️ Names with similar birth rates in 1995
Today's #1 by birth rate would be #13 in 1995 as the most popular names 30 years ago had higher birth rates.
Norman1995
#617
0.015%
Rigoberto1995
#618
0.015%
River1995
#619
0.015%
ShepardNow2025
#940
0.014%
Brooks1995
#653
0.013%
Lloyd1995
#654
0.013%
Sage1995
#655
0.013%