Shafer is a distinctive boys' name in United States, ranking #13873 in 2016 with 5 recorded births. This places Shafer in the bottom 2% of ranked US boys' names for the year. Its actual usage is classified as Rare. The name reached its all-time peak in 2000 with 7 births ranking #8977. In 2016, approximately 1 in every 379,442 boys born was named Shafer. FALLING Recent data shows the name is currently falling.