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Origin & history of Shafer1
Modern American roots
Shafer comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning 'Maker of barrels'.
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How popular is Shafer?
1994
peak year
Today, Shafer is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #12888), with only about 6 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1994, 11 babies were given the name (ranked #5395 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1990s. In all, around 125 babies have been registered as Shafer since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
11
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #5,395)
(ranked #5,395)
6
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
60
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
125
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Shafer3
Life path number
The Creator
Creativity, joy and self-expression.
✨Creative
😄Joyful
🗣️Communicator
🌈Optimistic
S1
H8
A1
F6
E5
R9
Sum: 30 → Life path 3
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Personality of Shafer✨
Bright & creative
Imaginative, expressive, endlessly inventive.
😊
Magnetic warmth
Their laugh is contagious. People love being near them.
🌈
Eternal optimist
Even in dark moments they find the light.
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Storyteller
They can describe anything and make it fascinating.
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