Meaning
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Its story
Popularity since 1912
Hover over or drag across the chart to see any year.
See the 96 recorded years as a table
| Year | Per million |
|---|---|
| 1912 | 21 |
| 1914 | 12 |
| 1915 | 14 |
| 1917 | 16 |
| 1918 | 15 |
| 1919 | 13 |
| 1920 | 14 |
| 1921 | 13 |
| 1922 | 5 |
| 1923 | 16 |
| 1924 | 9 |
| 1925 | 12 |
| 1926 | 10 |
| 1927 | 11 |
| 1928 | 8 |
| 1929 | 7 |
| 1930 | 13 |
| 1931 | 16 |
| 1932 | 7 |
| 1934 | 12 |
| 1936 | 9 |
| 1937 | 6 |
| 1938 | 9 |
| 1939 | 7 |
| 1940 | 16 |
| 1941 | 9 |
| 1942 | 4 |
| 1943 | 7 |
| 1944 | 6 |
| 1945 | 4 |
| 1946 | 4 |
| 1947 | 8 |
| 1948 | 5 |
| 1949 | 5 |
| 1950 | 4 |
| 1951 | 6 |
| 1952 | 4 |
| 1953 | 7 |
| 1954 | 3 |
| 1955 | 5 |
| 1956 | 4 |
| 1957 | 5 |
| 1958 | 6 |
| 1959 | 3 |
| 1960 | 4 |
| 1961 | 6 |
| 1962 | 4 |
| 1964 | 7 |
| 1965 | 5 |
| 1966 | 3 |
| 1969 | 3 |
| 1970 | 3 |
| 1972 | 4 |
| 1973 | 3 |
| 1975 | 3 |
| 1976 | 5 |
| 1977 | 5 |
| 1979 | 3 |
| 1981 | 4 |
| 1982 | 3 |
| 1983 | 3 |
| 1985 | 4 |
| 1989 | 2 |
| 1990 | 2 |
| 1994 | 3 |
| 1995 | 3 |
| 1996 | 3 |
| 1997 | 3 |
| 1998 | 4 |
| 1999 | 3 |
| 2000 | 3 |
| 2001 | 8 |
| 2002 | 8 |
| 2003 | 19 |
| 2004 | 10 |
| 2005 | 16 |
| 2006 | 21 |
| 2007 | 15 |
| 2008 | 29 |
| 2009 | 34 |
| 2010 | 33 |
| 2011 | 30 |
| 2012 | 34 |
| 2013 | 31 |
| 2014 | 42 |
| 2015 | 61 |
| 2016 | 100 |
| 2017 | 123 |
| 2018 | 118 |
| 2019 | 113 |
| 2020 | 141 |
| 2021 | 133 |
| 2022 | 145 |
| 2023 | 139 |
| 2024 | 142 |
| 2025 | 157 |
Where it’s loved
Most popular in these states
Compared with the country as a whole, pooled over 2023–2025.
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- Alabama 3.8×
- South Carolina 3.0×
- Tennessee 2.7×
- North Carolina 1.6×
- Georgia 1.3×
More like it
More like Shepard
- Sheperd, Sounds similar
- Shephard, Sounds similar
- Shepherd, Sounds similar
- Sheppard, Sounds similar
- Spirit, Sounds similar
- Spartan, Sounds similar
- Spartacus, Sounds similar
- Shivarth, Sounds similar, popular the same years
- Severide, Sounds similar, popular the same years
- Spyridon, Sounds similar, popular the same years
- Sephiroth, Sounds similar, popular the same years
- Sebert, Sounds similar
The numbers
Every figure
- Births in 2025
- 268
- Rank in 2025
- #891
- How rare
- 1 in 6,373 boys
- Since 1912
- 3,714
Most popular in 2025, at 157 per million boys born.
Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 159% per million boys born.
| State | Times the national rate | Births pooled |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 3.8× | 36 |
| South Carolina | 3.0× | 27 |
| Tennessee | 2.7× | 43 |
| North Carolina | 1.6× | 36 |
| Georgia | 1.3× | 28 |
Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.