Schaefer — #12878 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Schaefer

The Social Security Administration has registered 68 babies named Schaefer between 1991 and 2024, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Schaefer currently holds the #12878 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Schaefer performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 20 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Schaefer shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Schaefer in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 68 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.