Boys' name · since 1992
Schafer
Schafer has 64 recorded births since 1992 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #20,479 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 64
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
Schafer is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 64 have been recorded since 1992.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Schafer has been recorded 64 times among boys since 1992, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1992 to 2021.
- #20,479 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 64 born since 1992
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Schafer ranks #20,479 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 64 born since 1992, peaking in the 2000s.
- #20,479 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 64
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
Schafer's 64 recorded births place it above 54.91% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Schafer's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Schafer splits its recorded history at 2008: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1992 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Schafer popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2021
- Peak year (2008)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Schafer by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (22 births, 34% of the file).
2000s was Schafer's strongest decade.
22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Schafer births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
15 births
- 2000s
2000s
22 births
- 2010s
2010s
19 births
- 2020s 8
2020s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 22 births (34% of all-time use).
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- Schafer's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (22 total births) through the 2020s (8) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Schafer: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~29 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1992–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Schafer draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.