A reliable meaning for Shafter isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1898. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Shafter through the years
Babies since 1880
119
119 boys · 0 girls
Most popular year
1898
14 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
Shafter in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1898–2025, per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 1942. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 14 in 1898. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 208 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
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