Shafer is a very rare boys' name that peaked in 1994 and has since faded.
Shafer is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2018. Shafer was first reported in SSA data in 1990 and peaked in 1994 (11 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 6 | 6 | #11,908 |
| 2016 | 5 | 5 | #13,876 |
| 2012 | 7 | 7 | #10,577 |
| 2011 | 6 | 6 | #12,021 |
| 2010 | 5 | 5 | #13,929 |
| 2009 | 6 | 6 | #12,239 |
| 2008 | 7 | 7 | #10,839 |
| 2007 | 6 | 6 | #12,120 |
| 2006 | 5 | 5 | #13,682 |
| 2004 | 7 | 7 | #9,770 |
| 2003 | 5 | 5 | #12,465 |
| 2001 | 5 | 5 | #12,022 |
| 2000 | 7 | 7 | #8,977 |
| 1999 | 6 | 6 | #9,698 |
| 1998 | 6 | 6 | #9,453 |
| 1995 | 5 | — | #10,066 |
| 1994 | 11 | — | #5,394 |
| 1993 | 8 | — | #6,721 |
| 1991 | 5 | — | #9,394 |
| 1990 | 7 | — | #7,051 |