Jeffery

Last seen for girls in 1995 at #13,386 · #1,554 for boys in 2025, 110 births
Given to boys 99.5% of the time

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Peak · boys
1966 · 7,904 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
32 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
230,549
since 1894

Jeffery over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201947peak #42, 1966boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#1,554110
2024—#1,295151
2023—#1,258153
2022—#1,180173
2021—#1,114184
2020—#992215
2019—#897244
2018—#852259
2017—#754312
2016—#770314
2015—#776305
2014—#662388
2013—#622397
2012—#641373
2011—#601409
2010—#568447
2009—#553479
2008—#511533
2007—#481556
2006—#431643
2005—#436607
2004—#417623
2003—#374697
2002—#361734
2001—#350778
2000—#333837
1999—#309924
1998—#293965
1997—#2621,080
1996—#2551,119
1995#13,3865#2341,273
1994—#2031,416
1993—#1921,626
1992—#1761,822
1991—#1512,121
1990#6,46513#1362,321
1989#9,6817#1292,478
1988#4,30820#1202,584
1987#3,42426#1092,645
1986#3,36026#1022,769
1985#2,80433#962,947
1984#4,47816#943,025
1983#3,55522#913,154
1982#3,78021#923,311
1981#3,62522#933,334
1980#3,06928#903,324
1979#2,93129#873,357
1978#2,68031#803,543
1977#3,48621#783,564
1976#3,18822#763,564
1975#2,68028#703,903
1974#2,68327#664,363
1973#2,45530#644,407
1972#2,35631#585,063
1971#2,37532#536,100
1970#2,01741#506,701
1969#1,83545#486,738
1968#1,72846#467,223
1967#1,61749#477,226
1966#1,79640#427,904
1965#1,91436#477,734
1964#1,80342#458,360
1963#1,56552#468,486
1962#1,60749#459,282
1961#1,66646#508,923
1960#1,65546#557,658
1959#1,95133#557,487
1958#1,93932#596,842
1957#1,80836#527,508
1956#2,00529#576,569
1955#2,97115#735,466
1954#2,77916#903,935
1953#3,48011#1093,042
1952#2,50218#1342,183
1951#3,28411#1611,631
1950#4,3157#1831,216
1949#2,85013#1961,049
1948#3,8838#229795
1947—#236744
1946#3,9947#273552
1945#2,59812#315352
1944#3,3788#330336
1943#4,1966#349313
1942#4,6225#360281
1941#3,5597#411204
1940—#510128
1939—#83653
1938—#1,00940
1937—#1,44422
1936—#1,11834
1935—#1,35425
1934—#1,29327
1933—#1,28127
1932—#1,50922
1931—#1,84316
1930—#1,33029
1929#3,3948#1,61121
1928—#1,48025
1927#4,8055#1,37229
1926—#1,56523
1925—#1,36029
1924—#1,53225
1923—#1,87418
1922—#1,59123
1921—#2,37613
1920—#2,76510
1919—#2,15214
1918—#2,07315
1917—#1,81517
1916—#1,77117
1915—#2,07013
1914—#1,54516
1913—#1,36515
1912—#1,22315
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1909—#1,0838
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First appearance
1894

The first year at least five boys were named Jeffery! It came in at #1,074, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1894–1908, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Jeffery is popular in 1947

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Jeffery, so not publishedAKMaine: #159 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,193 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Jeffery, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Jeffery, so not publishedNHWashington: #211 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,965 boysWAIdaho: #200 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,360 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Jeffery, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Jeffery, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #169 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,668 boysMNIllinois: #158 for boys · 65 births · 1 in 1,432 boysILWisconsin: #116 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 888 boysWIMichigan: #163 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 1,466 boysMINew York: #250 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 3,854 boysNYMassachusetts: #204 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 4,347 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Jeffery, so not publishedRIOregon: #202 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,695 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Jeffery, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Jeffery, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Jeffery, so not publishedSDIowa: #202 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,892 boysIAIndiana: #148 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 1,157 boysINOhio: #161 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 1,554 boysOHPennsylvania: #218 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 3,122 boysPANew Jersey: #208 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 3,298 boysNJConnecticut: #178 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,624 boysCTCalifornia: #197 for boys · 77 births · 1 in 1,551 boysCAUtah: #143 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 760 boysUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Jeffery, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Jeffery, so not publishedNEMissouri: #222 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 2,300 boysMOKentucky: #301 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,417 boysKYWest Virginia: #277 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,275 boysWVVirginia: #251 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,394 boysVAMaryland: #259 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,658 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Jeffery, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Jeffery, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Jeffery, so not publishedNMKansas: #271 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,349 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Jeffery, so not publishedARTennessee: #365 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 5,260 boysTNNorth Carolina: #406 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 5,918 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Jeffery, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Jeffery, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #275 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,766 boysOKLouisiana: #275 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,126 boysLAMississippi: #333 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,644 boysMSAlabama: #304 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,328 boysALGeorgia: #457 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 7,507 boysGAHawaii: #185 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,225 boysHITexas: #438 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 4,669 boysTXFlorida: #221 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,600 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Wisconsin#116 · 1 in 888
  2. Utah#143 · 1 in 760
  3. Indiana#148 · 1 in 1,157
  4. Illinois#158 · 1 in 1,432
  5. Maine#159 · 1 in 1,193

Best ever in a state: #18 in Tennessee, 1963.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Wisconsin#116441 in 888
Utah#143131 in 760
Indiana#148391 in 1,157
Illinois#158651 in 1,432
Maine#15991 in 1,193
Ohio#161611 in 1,554
Michigan#163521 in 1,466
Minnesota#169211 in 1,668
Connecticut#17881 in 2,624
Hawaii#18551 in 1,225
California#197771 in 1,551
Idaho#20051 in 1,360
Iowa#202161 in 1,892
Oregon#202101 in 1,695
Massachusetts#204121 in 4,347
New Jersey#208151 in 3,298
Washington#211141 in 1,965
Pennsylvania#218381 in 3,122
Florida#221181 in 1,600
Missouri#222191 in 2,300
New York#250411 in 3,854
Virginia#251161 in 2,394
Maryland#25971 in 3,658
Kansas#27161 in 3,349
Louisiana#275161 in 2,126
Oklahoma#27591 in 2,766
West Virginia#27781 in 3,275
Kentucky#301111 in 3,417
Alabama#304121 in 3,328
Mississippi#33381 in 3,644
Tennessee#36581 in 5,260
North Carolina#40691 in 5,918
Texas#438211 in 4,669
Georgia#45761 in 7,507
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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 Jeffery
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 259 spots since 2024 (#1,295 → #1,554)
  • 562 spots since 2020 (#992 → #1,554)
  • 778 spots since 2015 (#776 → #1,554)
  • Biggest jump: 326 spots in 1940 (#836 → #510)
  • Biggest drop: 122 spots in 2021 (#992 → #1,114)
Rise & fade · boys
72 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1894
  • Peaked 1966 at #42 (7,904 births)
  • Births halved by 1975, 9 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 32 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 32 yrs · run 1954–1985
  • Top 1,000: 82 yrs · run 1939–2020
Share of babies · boys
1 in 223
  • Highest: 1 in 223 boys born in 1962 were named Jeffery (0.45%)
  • Latest: 1 in 15,528 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
  • Its best rank, #42 in 1966, was only 1 in 226 (0.44%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1960s
  • 34.5% of all boys named Jeffery (79,534) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1890s5#1,074 (1894)#1,074
1900s13#1,083 (1909)#1,214
1910s129#1,223 (1912)#1,703
1920s216#1,360 (1925)#1,753
1930s295#836 (1939)#1,302
1940s4,754#196 (1949)#321
1950s45,879#52 (1957)#97
1960s79,534#42 (1966)#47
1970s44,565#50 (1970)#68
1980s29,571#90 (1980)#102
1990s14,667#136 (1990)#221
2000s6,487#333 (2000)#425
2010s3,448#568 (2010)#714
2020s986#992 (2020)#1,232

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.

Jeffery in 1947

boys
#236
744 births · 1 in 2,459 boys

Top boys' names in 1947

  1. #1James94,767
  2. #2Robert91,655
  3. #3John88,324
  4. #4William67,002
  5. #5Richard58,532
  6. #6David57,810
  7. #7Michael50,506
  8. #8Thomas44,842
  9. #9Charles40,781
  10. #10Larry34,946
  11. #236Jeffery744
More about 1947

boys

1,829,599 boys got a published name in 1947; 1 in 2,459 of them was named Jeffery, which outranked 94.5% of the 4,266 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 34.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jeffery
  1. #233Jesus757
  2. #234Dick755
  3. #235Rudy754
  4. #236Jeffery744
  5. #237Horace741
  6. #238Ruben738
  7. #239Pete737
Biggest movers since 1946
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,271Brock#2,271 → #1,000
  2. ↑ 586Shawn#1,509 → #923
  3. ↑ 500Jed#1,475 → #975
  4. ↑ 358Jody#935 → #577
  5. ↑ 355Deryl#1,355 → #1,000
Fallers
  1. ↓ 497Hurley#952 → #1,449
  2. ↓ 393Prentice#878 → #1,271
  3. ↓ 362Darvin#935 → #1,297
  4. ↓ 310Lary#826 → #1,136
  5. ↓ 303Judith#856 → #1,159

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1947 →