Shaffer

SHA-fer /ˈʃæfɚ/
boy 2 syllables fading

Shaffer is a very rare boys' name that was most common in the 2000s and has all but disappeared.

Shaffer is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2011. Shaffer was first reported in SSA data in 1971 and peaked in 2002 (9 births).

About the name Shaffer

PronunciationSHA-fer /ˈʃæfɚ/
9peak births 2002
1971first in SSA data

Names similar to Shaffer

How popular is Shaffer?

Boys named Shaffer
197119801990200020102011
Boys named Shaffer per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1971–2011 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2011) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Shaffer total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
201155#14,014
200977#10,786
200299#7,535
19955—#10,067
19827—#5,527
19735—#5,755
19715—#5,536