Recorded 1994–2014 Boys' name Peak 1994 18 births

Schaeffer — boys' name

18 babies named Schaeffer in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s62010s12
2010s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Schaeffer was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

6 babies were named Schaeffer in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Schaeffer

The Social Security Administration has registered 18 babies named Schaeffer between 1994 and 2014, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Schaeffer currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Schaeffer performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Schaeffer shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Schaeffer 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 18 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.

Schaeffer at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

18

Since 1994

21 years of records

Peak year

1994

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1994

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2014

Schaeffer popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1994

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (1994)
6
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
6 201420101994 6

Schaeffer by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
12 births that decade — 67% of Schaeffer's all-time total
1990s62010s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Schaeffer?
18 babies have been named Schaeffer since 1994. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 1994 with 6 births.
When was Schaeffer most popular?
Schaeffer was most popular in the 2010s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
How long has the name Schaeffer been used?
Schaeffer has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 21 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Schaeffer?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Schuyler, Schyler, Schneur, Schneider, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1994–2014 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.