Jefferey
Last seen for boys in 2019 at #8,889
- Peak · boys
- 1969 · 141 births
- Debut · boys
- 8 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 3,973since 1943
Jefferey over time
Rank among boys' names. Jefferey has never cracked the top 600 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | boys | |
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| rank | births | |
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| 2019 | #8,889 | 8 |
| 2018 | — | |
| 2017 | #10,775 | 6 |
| 2016 | #12,185 | 5 |
| 2015 | — | |
| 2014 | #8,781 | 8 |
| 2013 | #10,728 | 6 |
| 2012 | #6,626 | 12 |
| 2011 | #6,578 | 12 |
| 2010 | #5,741 | 15 |
| 2009 | #7,692 | 10 |
| 2008 | #7,187 | 11 |
| 2007 | #7,094 | 11 |
| 2006 | #6,094 | 13 |
| 2005 | #5,278 | 15 |
| 2004 | #6,520 | 11 |
| 2003 | #6,258 | 11 |
| 2002 | #4,502 | 17 |
| 2001 | #5,142 | 14 |
| 2000 | #3,640 | 22 |
| 1999 | #3,591 | 21 |
| 1998 | #3,191 | 24 |
| 1997 | #2,502 | 32 |
| 1996 | #2,535 | 30 |
| 1995 | #2,762 | 26 |
| 1994 | #1,773 | 49 |
| 1993 | #2,162 | 36 |
| 1992 | #1,697 | 50 |
| 1991 | #1,502 | 58 |
| 1990 | #1,587 | 52 |
| 1989 | #1,567 | 51 |
| 1988 | #1,178 | 73 |
| 1987 | #1,153 | 69 |
| 1986 | #1,094 | 73 |
| 1985 | #1,094 | 72 |
| 1984 | #944 | 87 |
| 1983 | #987 | 80 |
| 1982 | #1,006 | 81 |
| 1981 | #1,044 | 76 |
| 1980 | #1,070 | 71 |
| 1979 | #1,137 | 62 |
| 1978 | #1,005 | 74 |
| 1977 | #981 | 76 |
| 1976 | #977 | 72 |
| 1975 | #911 | 81 |
| 1974 | #841 | 91 |
| 1973 | #817 | 94 |
| 1972 | #719 | 123 |
| 1971 | #741 | 122 |
| 1970 | #721 | 130 |
| 1969 | #665 | 141 |
| 1968 | #745 | 100 |
| 1967 | #683 | 119 |
| 1966 | #713 | 108 |
| 1965 | #692 | 116 |
| 1964 | #729 | 111 |
| 1963 | #726 | 116 |
| 1962 | #697 | 121 |
| 1961 | #744 | 107 |
| 1960 | #852 | 79 |
| 1959 | #875 | 76 |
| 1958 | #796 | 88 |
| 1957 | #873 | 75 |
| 1956 | #924 | 65 |
| 1955 | #906 | 67 |
| 1954 | #1,029 | 53 |
| 1953 | #1,189 | 39 |
| 1952 | #1,227 | 36 |
| 1951 | #1,489 | 25 |
| 1950 | #1,815 | 17 |
| 1949 | #1,872 | 16 |
| 1948 | #1,758 | 18 |
| 1947 | #1,916 | 16 |
| 1946 | #2,030 | 13 |
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| 1943 | #2,732 | 8 |
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The first year at least five boys were named Jefferey! It came in at #2,732, and was given to 8 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1944–1945, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Jefferey is popular in 1986
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Washington#488 · 1 in 6,261
- Ohio#691 · 1 in 15,098
- New York#970 · 1 in 17,456
- Texas#991 · 1 in 18,291
- California#1,424 · 1 in 32,614
Best ever in a state: #295 in Oregon, 1967.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
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| Washington | #488 | 5 | 1 in 6,261 |
| Ohio | #691 | 5 | 1 in 15,098 |
| New York | #970 | 7 | 1 in 17,456 |
| Texas | #991 | 8 | 1 in 18,291 |
| California | #1,424 | 7 | 1 in 32,614 |
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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 Jefferey
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2019
- Biggest jump: 123 spots in 1955 (#1,029 → #906)
- Biggest drop: 150 spots in 1985 (#944 → #1,094)
- Debuted 1943
- Peaked 1969 at #665 (141 births)
- Births halved by 1979, 10 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 25 yrs · run 1955–1977
- Highest: 1 in 12,682 boys born in 1969 were named Jefferey (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 224,277 boys born in 2019 (0.00%)
- 28.1% of all boys named Jefferey (1,118) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 71 | #1,758 (1948) | #2,062 |
| 1950s | 541 | #796 (1958) | #1,112 |
| 1960s | 1,118 | #665 (1969) | #725 |
| 1970s | 925 | #719 (1972) | #885 |
| 1980s | 733 | #944 (1984) | #1,114 |
| 1990s | 378 | #1,502 (1991) | #2,330 |
| 2000s | 135 | #3,640 (2000) | #5,941 |
| 2010s | 72 | #5,741 (2010) | #8,788 |
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.
Jefferey in 1986
Top boys' names in 1986
More about 1986
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1,841,515 boys got a published name in 1986; 1 in 25,226 of them was named Jefferey, which outranked 86.0% 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).
- #1,088Misael74
- #1,088Reinaldo74
- #1,088Samson74
- #1,094Jefferey73
- #1,094Kelley73
- #1,094Leopoldo73
- #1,094Nehemiah73
- #1,102Benjamen72
- #1,102Bert72
- #1,102Harris72
Tied with 7 names at #1,094; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.