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Shep

What does Shep mean?

Shep Pronunciation of Shep as a boys' name has its root in Old English, and the meaning of Shep is "shepherd". Shep is a version of Shepherd (Old English): occupational name.

STARTS WITH Sh-

ASSOCIATED WITH old english

Variations

VARIANT Shepp

RELATED FORM VIA SHEPHERD Shepard

CREATIVE FORMS
(male)

(female)


MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Shep Juelz (S.J.), ..

How popular is Shep?

Shep is a rare given name for males. Shep is a rare last name too for both adults and children. (2000 U.S. CENSUS)

Shep entered the list in 1880-1889 and reached its apex position of #1583 in the U.S. then, but is not in the Top 1000 at the moment. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Shep name in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Shep outside U.S.

Which version is better?

Popular alternative forms of Shep rated in the Top 2000 are Shepherd (#718 IN RECENT RANKINGS) and Shepard (#963). These forms of Shep are at the height of their popularity today (MEDIAN #1227). Shepherd and Shepard are two of the more contemporarily stylish names for newborns among these.



Top 2000 baby names ranking of Shep, Shepard, Shepherd in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Shep and related baby names outside U.S.

Similar Names

Shep is alike in pronunciation to Chap and Chip. Other recommended sound-alike names are Sahel, Seb, Sepp, Shad, Shae, Shai, Shan, Shaq, Shaw, Shay, Shea, Shem, Shia, Shug, Skip, Sten, Sven, Swen and Syed. These names tend to be more frequently used than Shep.

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