Shaft
SHAFT /ˈʃæft/
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boy
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Shaft is a very rare boys' name that was most common in the 1970s and has all but disappeared.
Shaft is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1996. Shaft first appears in 1971 and peaked in 1972 (32 births).
About the name Shaft
Pronunciation SHAFT /ˈʃæft/
32 peak births · 1972
1971 first appeared
Names similar to Shaft
How popular is Shaft?
Boys named Shaft
1971 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 1996
Boys named Shaft per year · hover for count and boys rank · Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1971–1996 · U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1996)
Shaft total popularity by year
Year U.S. births U.S. + territories Rank 1996 6 — #8,842 1994 6 — #8,630 1991 6 — #8,081 1975 6 — #5,346 1974 9 — #3,779 1973 16 — #2,493 1972 32 — #1,533 1971 22 — #1,980