How Many People Are Named Shaft?
people named Shaft are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 3,675,105 people in the US has this name
Based on 103 babies named Shaft in Social Security records from 1971 to 1996, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Population Percentage
Of US population
Peak Year
32 births
Trend
Last year given
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Shaft in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Shaft alive today is about 49 years old, and 94% are between 30 and 59.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Shaft first appears in the records in 1971 and was given most often in 1972, to 32 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 1996.
Babies given the name each year, 1971 to 1996
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Shaft alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Shaft were born in North Carolina than in any other state: about 5 of those alive today.
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