Shaefer vs Shane

Side-by-side comparison of Shaefer and Shane — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Shaefer

Boy name

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Name B

Shane

Boy name · Rank #601

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Metric Shaefer Shane
Current Rank Unranked #601
Total Births (all years) 7 192,583
Peak Year 1996 1973
Peak Year Births 7 5,710
Peak Decade 1990ss 1970ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1996 1933

Births by Decade

Decade Shaefer Shane
1930ss — 36
1940ss — 159
1950ss — 2,589
1960ss — 13,923
1970ss — 50,279
1980ss — 43,169
1990ss 7 40,598
2000ss — 26,129
2010ss — 12,510
2020ss — 3,191

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Shaefer Shane
2014 — 1,298
2015 — 1,217
2016 — 1,068
2017 — 916
2018 — 875
2019 — 739
2020 — 569
2021 — 598
2022 — 582
2023 — 528
2024 — 475
2025 — 439

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1996–1996.

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