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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201963peak #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 1963

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #117 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 462 boysAKMaine: #60 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 288 boysMEVermont: #68 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 311 boysVTNew Hampshire: #70 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 407 boysNHWashington: #47 for boys · 142 births · 1 in 203 boysWAIdaho: #45 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 170 boysIDMontana: #82 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 330 boysMTNorth Dakota: #50 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 217 boysNDMinnesota: #63 for boys · 133 births · 1 in 291 boysMNIllinois: #41 for boys · 519 births · 1 in 208 boysILWisconsin: #45 for boys · 212 births · 1 in 207 boysWIMichigan: #38 for boys · 495 births · 1 in 174 boysMINew York: #86 for boys · 300 births · 1 in 582 boysNYMassachusetts: #105 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 945 boysMARhode Island: #120 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,216 boysRIOregon: #40 for boys · 101 births · 1 in 161 boysORNevada: #49 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 194 boysNVWyoming: #133 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 596 boysWYSouth Dakota: #54 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 217 boysSDIowa: #54 for boys · 130 births · 1 in 216 boysIAIndiana: #33 for boys · 379 births · 1 in 135 boysINOhio: #35 for boys · 600 births · 1 in 172 boysOHPennsylvania: #77 for boys · 244 births · 1 in 447 boysPANew Jersey: #113 for boys · 80 births · 1 in 773 boysNJConnecticut: #85 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 606 boysCTCalifornia: #65 for boys · 579 births · 1 in 324 boysCAUtah: #35 for boys · 72 births · 1 in 158 boysUTColorado: #80 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 361 boysCONebraska: #62 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 256 boysNEMissouri: #45 for boys · 227 births · 1 in 196 boysMOKentucky: #27 for boys · 288 births · 1 in 115 boysKYWest Virginia: #34 for boys · 117 births · 1 in 145 boysWVVirginia: #41 for boys · 222 births · 1 in 194 boysVAMaryland: #66 for boys · 94 births · 1 in 348 boysMDDelaware: #63 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 316 boysDEArizona: #91 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 369 boysAZNew Mexico: #111 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 487 boysNMKansas: #39 for boys · 121 births · 1 in 170 boysKSArkansas: #35 for boys · 130 births · 1 in 150 boysARTennessee: #18 for boys · 414 births · 1 in 92 boysTNNorth Carolina: #33 for boys · 346 births · 1 in 146 boysNCSouth Carolina: #52 for boys · 122 births · 1 in 221 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #57 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 312 boysDCOklahoma: #56 for boys · 101 births · 1 in 223 boysOKLouisiana: #39 for boys · 221 births · 1 in 179 boysLAMississippi: #39 for boys · 144 births · 1 in 179 boysMSAlabama: #19 for boys · 344 births · 1 in 102 boysALGeorgia: #27 for boys · 364 births · 1 in 129 boysGAHawaii: #87 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 349 boysHITexas: #73 for boys · 368 births · 1 in 313 boysTXFlorida: #37 for boys · 281 births · 1 in 190 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Tennessee#18 · 1 in 92
  2. Alabama#19 · 1 in 102
  3. Kentucky#27 · 1 in 115
  4. Georgia#27 · 1 in 129
  5. Indiana#33 · 1 in 135

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Tennessee#184141 in 92
Alabama#193441 in 102
Georgia#273641 in 129
Kentucky#272881 in 115
Indiana#333791 in 135
North Carolina#333461 in 146
West Virginia#341171 in 145
Arkansas#351301 in 150
Ohio#356001 in 172
Utah#35721 in 158
Florida#372811 in 190
Michigan#384951 in 174
Kansas#391211 in 170
Louisiana#392211 in 179
Mississippi#391441 in 179
Oregon#401011 in 161
Illinois#415191 in 208
Virginia#412221 in 194
Idaho#45371 in 170
Missouri#452271 in 196
Wisconsin#452121 in 207
Washington#471421 in 203
Nevada#49191 in 194
North Dakota#50311 in 217
South Carolina#521221 in 221
Iowa#541301 in 216
South Dakota#54341 in 217
Oklahoma#561011 in 223
District of Columbia#57471 in 312
Maine#60351 in 288
Nebraska#62601 in 256
Delaware#63161 in 316
Minnesota#631331 in 291
California#655791 in 324
Maryland#66941 in 348
Vermont#68121 in 311
New Hampshire#70151 in 407
Texas#733681 in 313
Pennsylvania#772441 in 447
Colorado#80581 in 361
Montana#82211 in 330
Connecticut#85431 in 606
New York#863001 in 582
Hawaii#87211 in 349
Arizona#91451 in 369
Massachusetts#105581 in 945
New Mexico#111251 in 487
New Jersey#113801 in 773
Alaska#11771 in 462
Rhode Island#12071 in 1,216
Wyoming#13351 in 596

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 1963

girls
#1,565
52 births · 1 in 37,067 girls
boys
#46
8,486 births · 1 in 239 boys

Top girls' names in 1963

  1. #1Lisa56,047
  2. #2Mary41,546
  3. #3Susan33,991
  4. #4Karen32,492
  5. #5Linda27,727
  6. #6Donna25,405
  7. #7Patricia25,374
  8. #8Lori23,899
  9. #9Sandra21,621
  10. #10Cynthia21,589
  11. #1,565Jeffery52

Top boys' names in 1963

  1. #1Michael83,771
  2. #2John78,636
  3. #3David78,444
  4. #4James71,294
  5. #5Robert70,007
  6. #6Mark49,342
  7. #7William44,453
  8. #8Richard40,772
  9. #9Thomas35,490
  10. #10Jeffrey31,701
  11. #46Jeffery8,486
More about 1963

girls

1,927,507 girls got a published name in 1963; 1 in 37,067 of them was named Jeffery, which outranked 79.6% of the 7,661 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jeffery
  1. #1,547Suzi53
  2. #1,547Venessa53
  3. #1,547Wilda53
  4. #1,565Jeffery52
  5. #1,565Alva52
  6. #1,565Billy52
  7. #1,565Darlena52
  8. #1,580Angella51
  9. #1,580Catrina51
  10. #1,580Dionne51

Tied with 14 names at #1,565; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1962
Risers
  1. ↑ 631Zena#1,323 → #692
  2. ↑ 623Zina#992 → #369
  3. ↑ 540Trisha#1,020 → #480
  4. ↑ 457Shirl#1,304 → #847
  5. ↑ 396Glynis#992 → #596
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,195Marnita#727 → #1,922
  2. ↓ 255Velvet#623 → #878
  3. ↓ 235Delphine#904 → #1,139
  4. ↓ 224Rosita#934 → #1,158
  5. ↓ 197Lindy#885 → #1,082

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

boys

2,031,078 boys got a published name in 1963; 1 in 239 of them was named Jeffery, which outranked 99.0% of the 4,621 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jeffery
  1. #43Bruce9,275
  2. #44Mike9,045
  3. #45Raymond8,780
  4. #46Jeffery8,486
  5. #47Ricky8,114
  6. #48Jeff8,105
  7. #49Steve8,050
Biggest movers since 1962
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,551Tal#2,364 → #813
  2. ↑ 1,141Jaimie#1,962 → #821
  3. ↑ 540Stoney#1,038 → #498
  4. ↑ 364Pamela#1,311 → #947
  5. ↑ 331Giovanni#1,242 → #911
Fallers
  1. ↓ 324Olin#871 → #1,195
  2. ↓ 295Enoch#984 → #1,279
  3. ↓ 285Rand#953 → #1,238
  4. ↓ 283Vernell#996 → #1,279
  5. ↓ 269Bentley#926 → #1,195

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

See the top 100 for 1963 →