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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201951peak #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
1911——
1910—#1,3147
1909—#1,0838
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1907—#1,3455
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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 1951

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Jeffery, so not publishedAKMaine: #131 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 867 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Jeffery, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Jeffery, so not publishedNHWashington: #98 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 573 boysWAIdaho: #101 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 538 boysIDMontana: #180 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,377 boysMTNorth Dakota: #167 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,267 boysNDMinnesota: #120 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 945 boysMNIllinois: #113 for boys · 122 births · 1 in 798 boysILWisconsin: #73 for boys · 88 births · 1 in 480 boysWIMichigan: #102 for boys · 116 births · 1 in 726 boysMINew York: #222 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 2,776 boysNYMassachusetts: #162 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,913 boysMARhode Island: #122 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,401 boysRIOregon: #83 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 506 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Jeffery, so not publishedNVWyoming: #126 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 669 boysWYSouth Dakota: #137 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 904 boysSDIowa: #107 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 717 boysIAIndiana: #89 for boys · 87 births · 1 in 559 boysINOhio: #96 for boys · 158 births · 1 in 619 boysOHPennsylvania: #133 for boys · 90 births · 1 in 1,279 boysPANew Jersey: #149 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,905 boysNJConnecticut: #167 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,538 boysCTCalifornia: #127 for boys · 155 births · 1 in 836 boysCAUtah: #110 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 534 boysUTColorado: #200 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,552 boysCONebraska: #164 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,285 boysNEMissouri: #216 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 2,330 boysMOKentucky: #162 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 1,185 boysKYWest Virginia: #198 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,873 boysWVVirginia: #214 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,785 boysVAMaryland: #184 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,768 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Jeffery, so not publishedDEArizona: #231 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,511 boysAZNew Mexico: #201 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,141 boysNMKansas: #192 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,427 boysKSArkansas: #261 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,446 boysARTennessee: #190 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,532 boysTNNorth Carolina: #212 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 1,555 boysNCSouth Carolina: #226 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,956 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #171 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,541 boysDCOklahoma: #226 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,855 boysOKLouisiana: #224 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,488 boysLAMississippi: #234 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,825 boysMSAlabama: #172 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,209 boysALGeorgia: #201 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,549 boysGAHawaii: #183 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,030 boysHITexas: #269 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 1,917 boysTXFlorida: #168 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,106 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Wisconsin#73 · 1 in 480
  2. Oregon#83 · 1 in 506
  3. Indiana#89 · 1 in 559
  4. Ohio#96 · 1 in 619
  5. Washington#98 · 1 in 573

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Wisconsin#73881 in 480
Oregon#83341 in 506
Indiana#89871 in 559
Ohio#961581 in 619
Washington#98491 in 573
Idaho#101131 in 538
Michigan#1021161 in 726
Iowa#107441 in 717
Utah#110201 in 534
Illinois#1131221 in 798
Minnesota#120401 in 945
Rhode Island#12261 in 1,401
Wyoming#12651 in 669
California#1271551 in 836
Maine#131111 in 867
Pennsylvania#133901 in 1,279
South Dakota#13791 in 904
New Jersey#149261 in 1,905
Kentucky#162311 in 1,185
Massachusetts#162171 in 2,913
Nebraska#164121 in 1,285
Connecticut#16781 in 2,538
North Dakota#16761 in 1,267
Florida#168301 in 1,106
District of Columbia#17191 in 1,541
Alabama#172321 in 1,209
Montana#18051 in 1,377
Hawaii#18361 in 1,030
Maryland#184151 in 1,768
Tennessee#190261 in 1,532
Kansas#192151 in 1,427
West Virginia#198131 in 1,873
Colorado#200111 in 1,552
Georgia#201291 in 1,549
New Mexico#20191 in 1,141
North Carolina#212341 in 1,555
Virginia#214221 in 1,785
Missouri#216191 in 2,330
New York#222571 in 2,776
Louisiana#224251 in 1,488
Oklahoma#226131 in 1,855
South Carolina#226151 in 1,956
Arizona#23171 in 1,511
Mississippi#234161 in 1,825
Arkansas#26191 in 2,446
Texas#269571 in 1,917
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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 1951

girls
#3,284
11 births · 1 in 163,714 girls
boys
#161
1,631 births · 1 in 1,154 boys

Top girls' names in 1951

  1. #1Linda73,982
  2. #2Mary65,721
  3. #3Patricia56,446
  4. #4Deborah42,053
  5. #5Barbara40,617
  6. #6Susan40,228
  7. #7Nancy30,346
  8. #8Karen27,998
  9. #9Sandra27,665
  10. #10Kathleen26,716
  11. #3,284Jeffery11

Top boys' names in 1951

  1. #1James87,256
  2. #2Robert86,353
  3. #3John81,569
  4. #4Michael72,807
  5. #5David64,788
  6. #6William62,781
  7. #7Richard54,541
  8. #8Thomas48,275
  9. #9Charles39,406
  10. #10Gary38,160
  11. #161Jeffery1,631
More about 1951

girls

1,800,859 girls got a published name in 1951; 1 in 163,714 of them was named Jeffery, which outranked 47.1% of the 6,213 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jeffery
  1. #3,106Willma12
  2. #3,106Wynell12
  3. #3,106Zula12
  4. #3,284Jeffery11
  5. #3,284Aaron11
  6. #3,284Alise11
  7. #3,284Alona11
  8. #3,482Aleda10
  9. #3,482Aloma10
  10. #3,482Alton10

Tied with 197 names at #3,284; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1950
Risers
  1. ↑ 345Rhona#1,333 → #988
  2. ↑ 307Bobbi#1,153 → #846
  3. ↑ 296Ricki#1,090 → #794
  4. ↑ 295Mindy#771 → #476
  5. ↑ 288Sharleen#1,053 → #765
Fallers
  1. ↓ 395Sharman#668 → #1,063
  2. ↓ 343Manuela#773 → #1,116
  3. ↓ 294Allie#945 → #1,239
  4. ↓ 253Merrie#937 → #1,190
  5. ↓ 252Olive#891 → #1,143

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

boys

1,882,837 boys got a published name in 1951; 1 in 1,154 of them was named Jeffery, which outranked 96.2% of the 4,253 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jeffery
  1. #158Manuel1,643
  2. #159Harvey1,642
  3. #160Randolph1,637
  4. #161Jeffery1,631
  5. #162Johnnie1,627
  6. #163Matthew1,605
  7. #164Jim1,595
Biggest movers since 1950
Risers
  1. ↑ 428Kimberly#1,139 → #711
  2. ↑ 372Cole#1,364 → #992
  3. ↑ 357Wayland#1,272 → #915
  4. ↑ 354Ricki#1,139 → #785
  5. ↑ 346Lou#1,289 → #943
Fallers
  1. ↓ 944Jory#960 → #1,904
  2. ↓ 502Samual#960 → #1,462
  3. ↓ 426Carlyle#918 → #1,344
  4. ↓ 319Shaun#899 → #1,218
  5. ↓ 318Tex#977 → #1,295

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

See the top 100 for 1951 →