boy's name
Shep
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 1
- Letters 4
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 241
Shep is a boy's name with 1 syllable. In 2025 it was given to 25 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2023, when 30 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 132,626 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1884.
- 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.
Shep over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 6 |
| 1920s | 11 |
| 1940s | 10 |
| 2010s | 72 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 136 |
How popular is Shep?
In 2025, Shep was given to 25 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Shep is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Shep
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Shep also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Shep over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Shep
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Shep — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Shep
How popular is the name Shep?
In 2025, Shep was given to 25 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Shep a girl's or a boy's name?
Shep is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Shep?
Shep has 1 syllable.
When was Shep most popular?
Shep peaked in 2023, when 30 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Shep a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Shep currently ranks #3,096 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.