Jeff
Last seen for girls in 1988 at #11,798 · #3,314 for boys in 2025, 35 births
Given to boys 99.8% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1962 · 9,424 births
- Debut · boys
- 66 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 12 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 120,239since 1880
Jeff over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #3,314 | 35 | |
| 2024 | — | #2,915 | 43 | |
| 2023 | — | #3,347 | 35 | |
| 2022 | — | #2,793 | 46 | |
| 2021 | — | #2,410 | 56 | |
| 2020 | — | #2,806 | 43 | |
| 2019 | — | #2,491 | 53 | |
| 2018 | — | #2,101 | 67 | |
| 2017 | — | #2,240 | 59 | |
| 2016 | — | #2,278 | 58 | |
| 2015 | — | #2,001 | 72 | |
| 2014 | — | #1,576 | 100 | |
| 2013 | — | #1,794 | 80 | |
| 2012 | — | #1,863 | 78 | |
| 2011 | — | #1,666 | 90 | |
| 2010 | — | #1,456 | 113 | |
| 2009 | — | #1,347 | 128 | |
| 2008 | — | #1,227 | 142 | |
| 2007 | — | #1,120 | 161 | |
| 2006 | — | #1,190 | 141 | |
| 2005 | — | #1,216 | 130 | |
| 2004 | — | #1,011 | 163 | |
| 2003 | — | #1,012 | 156 | |
| 2002 | — | #973 | 162 | |
| 2001 | — | #912 | 171 | |
| 2000 | — | #930 | 164 | |
| 1999 | — | #905 | 165 | |
| 1998 | — | #1,008 | 135 | |
| 1997 | — | #976 | 134 | |
| 1996 | — | #879 | 156 | |
| 1995 | — | #878 | 154 | |
| 1994 | — | #718 | 213 | |
| 1993 | — | #714 | 209 | |
| 1992 | — | #695 | 221 | |
| 1991 | — | #642 | 254 | |
| 1990 | — | #642 | 249 | |
| 1989 | — | #581 | 283 | |
| 1988 | #11,798 | 5 | #512 | 324 |
| 1987 | — | #514 | 306 | |
| 1986 | #9,545 | 6 | #466 | 346 |
| 1985 | #9,307 | 6 | #441 | 373 |
| 1984 | — | #440 | 365 | |
| 1983 | #10,275 | 5 | #413 | 390 |
| 1982 | #10,517 | 5 | #395 | 424 |
| 1981 | — | #388 | 434 | |
| 1980 | — | #339 | 542 | |
| 1979 | — | #329 | 552 | |
| 1978 | — | #294 | 639 | |
| 1977 | #8,444 | 6 | #277 | 699 |
| 1976 | #9,284 | 5 | #262 | 745 |
| 1975 | — | #234 | 882 | |
| 1974 | #8,775 | 5 | #217 | 974 |
| 1973 | — | #192 | 1,182 | |
| 1972 | #8,292 | 5 | #167 | 1,540 |
| 1971 | #8,324 | 5 | #140 | 2,155 |
| 1970 | #5,413 | 9 | #116 | 2,881 |
| 1969 | #3,461 | 16 | #106 | 2,973 |
| 1968 | #3,610 | 14 | #90 | 3,279 |
| 1967 | #3,211 | 16 | #88 | 3,591 |
| 1966 | #3,959 | 11 | #72 | 4,387 |
| 1965 | #3,264 | 15 | #62 | 5,406 |
| 1964 | #3,515 | 14 | #52 | 6,933 |
| 1963 | #3,635 | 13 | #48 | 8,105 |
| 1962 | #3,033 | 17 | #44 | 9,424 |
| 1961 | #4,009 | 11 | #49 | 9,463 |
| 1960 | #2,729 | 20 | #49 | 8,511 |
| 1959 | #5,031 | 7 | #52 | 7,730 |
| 1958 | #3,085 | 15 | #68 | 5,808 |
| 1957 | #4,918 | 7 | #96 | 4,092 |
| 1956 | #5,952 | 5 | #145 | 2,220 |
| 1955 | #5,828 | 5 | #182 | 1,482 |
| 1954 | — | #221 | 976 | |
| 1953 | — | #231 | 847 | |
| 1952 | — | #267 | 659 | |
| 1951 | — | #286 | 567 | |
| 1950 | — | #291 | 539 | |
| 1949 | — | #245 | 696 | |
| 1948 | — | #212 | 888 | |
| 1947 | — | #199 | 1,007 | |
| 1946 | — | #219 | 766 | |
| 1945 | — | #249 | 538 | |
| 1944 | — | #273 | 470 | |
| 1943 | — | #280 | 480 | |
| 1942 | — | #294 | 424 | |
| 1941 | — | #302 | 361 | |
| 1940 | — | #340 | 279 | |
| 1939 | — | #446 | 164 | |
| 1938 | — | #416 | 187 | |
| 1937 | — | #454 | 153 | |
| 1936 | — | #500 | 128 | |
| 1935 | #4,204 | 5 | #482 | 137 |
| 1934 | — | #530 | 122 | |
| 1933 | — | #467 | 143 | |
| 1932 | — | #451 | 157 | |
| 1931 | — | #454 | 154 | |
| 1930 | — | #441 | 177 | |
| 1929 | — | #450 | 174 | |
| 1928 | — | #452 | 177 | |
| 1927 | #4,805 | 5 | #440 | 192 |
| 1926 | — | #476 | 159 | |
| 1925 | #4,973 | 5 | #437 | 189 |
| 1924 | — | #447 | 186 | |
| 1923 | — | #419 | 207 | |
| 1922 | — | #417 | 206 | |
| 1921 | — | #480 | 164 | |
| 1920 | — | #408 | 207 | |
| 1919 | — | #433 | 184 | |
| 1918 | — | #415 | 198 | |
| 1917 | — | #421 | 180 | |
| 1916 | — | #406 | 186 | |
| 1915 | — | #398 | 183 | |
| 1914 | — | #368 | 165 | |
| 1913 | — | #345 | 143 | |
| 1912 | — | #321 | 134 | |
| 1911 | — | #308 | 76 | |
| 1910 | — | #267 | 83 | |
| 1909 | — | #268 | 68 | |
| 1908 | — | #262 | 65 | |
| 1907 | — | #242 | 73 | |
| 1906 | — | #258 | 59 | |
| 1905 | — | #248 | 62 | |
| 1904 | — | #219 | 71 | |
| 1903 | — | #273 | 46 | |
| 1902 | — | #274 | 47 | |
| 1901 | — | #255 | 45 | |
| 1900 | — | #244 | 69 | |
| 1899 | — | #240 | 48 | |
| 1898 | — | #227 | 60 | |
| 1897 | — | #218 | 59 | |
| 1896 | — | #230 | 62 | |
| 1895 | — | #213 | 65 | |
| 1894 | — | #209 | 64 | |
| 1893 | — | #166 | 87 | |
| 1892 | — | #221 | 62 | |
| 1891 | — | #166 | 77 | |
| 1890 | — | #176 | 77 | |
| 1889 | — | #189 | 70 | |
| 1888 | — | #162 | 93 | |
| 1887 | — | #180 | 70 | |
| 1886 | — | #210 | 63 | |
| 1885 | — | #200 | 63 | |
| 1884 | — | #185 | 74 | |
| 1883 | — | #240 | 44 | |
| 1882 | — | #166 | 81 | |
| 1881 | — | #187 | 61 | |
| 1880 | — | #188 | 66 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Jeff was already there! It came in at #188, and was given to 66 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 2022–2025, when fewer than 47 boys a year got the name.
Where Jeff is popular in 1986
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Oregon#247 · 1 in 2,247
- Massachusetts#269 · 1 in 3,269
- Utah#277 · 1 in 2,360
- Kansas#289 · 1 in 2,877
- New Jersey#299 · 1 in 3,172
Best ever in a state: #12 in Utah, 1960.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon | #247 | 8 | 1 in 2,247 |
| Massachusetts | #269 | 12 | 1 in 3,269 |
| Utah | #277 | 7 | 1 in 2,360 |
| Kansas | #289 | 6 | 1 in 2,877 |
| New Jersey | #299 | 15 | 1 in 3,172 |
| Minnesota | #322 | 6 | 1 in 5,123 |
| New York | #352 | 36 | 1 in 3,394 |
| Wisconsin | #352 | 7 | 1 in 4,742 |
| Michigan | #355 | 15 | 1 in 4,254 |
| Florida | #359 | 24 | 1 in 3,184 |
| Illinois | #379 | 21 | 1 in 3,801 |
| Tennessee | #390 | 7 | 1 in 4,474 |
| Maryland | #418 | 5 | 1 in 5,659 |
| Colorado | #420 | 5 | 1 in 5,035 |
| Virginia | #430 | 7 | 1 in 5,402 |
| Indiana | #431 | 6 | 1 in 6,159 |
| Oklahoma | #433 | 5 | 1 in 4,497 |
| Missouri | #452 | 6 | 1 in 5,996 |
| California | #471 | 45 | 1 in 5,073 |
| Washington | #488 | 5 | 1 in 6,261 |
| Louisiana | #564 | 6 | 1 in 5,675 |
| North Carolina | #587 | 5 | 1 in 8,177 |
| Texas | #598 | 21 | 1 in 6,968 |
| Ohio | #619 | 6 | 1 in 12,582 |
| Georgia | #645 | 5 | 1 in 8,837 |
| Pennsylvania | #693 | 5 | 1 in 15,443 |
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| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Jeff
- 399 spots since 2024 (#2,915 → #3,314)
- 508 spots since 2020 (#2,806 → #3,314)
- 1,313 spots since 2015 (#2,001 → #3,314)
- Biggest jump: 106 spots in 1940 (#446 → #340)
- Biggest drop: 160 spots in 1995 (#718 → #878)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1962 at #44 (9,424 births)
- Births halved by 1966, 4 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 12 yrs · run 1957–1968
- Top 1,000: 122 yrs · run 1880–1997
- Highest: 1 in 220 boys born in 1962 were named Jeff (0.46%)
- Latest: 1 in 48,802 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 51.6% of all boys named Jeff (62,072) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 685 | #162 (1888) | #191 |
| 1890s | 661 | #166 (1893) | #207 |
| 1900s | 605 | #219 (1904) | #254 |
| 1910s | 1,532 | #267 (1910) | #368 |
| 1920s | 1,861 | #408 (1920) | #443 |
| 1930s | 1,522 | #416 (1938) | #464 |
| 1940s | 5,909 | #199 (1947) | #261 |
| 1950s | 24,920 | #52 (1959) | #184 |
| 1960s | 62,072 | #44 (1962) | #66 |
| 1970s | 12,249 | #116 (1970) | #223 |
| 1980s | 3,787 | #339 (1980) | #449 |
| 1990s | 1,890 | #642 (1991) | #806 |
| 2000s | 1,518 | #912 (2001) | #1,094 |
| 2010s | 770 | #1,456 (2010) | #1,947 |
| 2020s | 258 | #2,410 (2021) | #2,931 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Jeff in 1986
Top girls' names in 1986
Top boys' names in 1986
More about 1986
girls
1,715,547 girls got a published name in 1986; 1 in 285,925 of them was named Jeff, which outranked 25.6% of the 12,836 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #8,523Zona7
- #8,523Zsazsa7
- #8,523Zulay7
- #9,545Jeff6
- #9,545Aasiya6
- #9,545Abrianna6
- #9,545Adaeze6
- #10,912Aamanda5
- #10,912Abegail5
- #10,912Abel5
Tied with 1,366 names at #9,545; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,841,515 boys got a published name in 1986; 1 in 5,322 of them was named Jeff, which outranked 94.0% of the 7,830 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.