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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201966peak #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 1966

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #70 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 284 boysAKMaine: #68 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 333 boysMEVermont: #90 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 467 boysVTNew Hampshire: #79 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 500 boysNHWashington: #37 for boys · 146 births · 1 in 166 boysWAIdaho: #47 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 173 boysIDMontana: #81 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 312 boysMTNorth Dakota: #57 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 227 boysNDMinnesota: #48 for boys · 144 births · 1 in 221 boysMNIllinois: #38 for boys · 501 births · 1 in 190 boysILWisconsin: #41 for boys · 219 births · 1 in 175 boysWIMichigan: #38 for boys · 479 births · 1 in 165 boysMINew York: #96 for boys · 246 births · 1 in 639 boysNYMassachusetts: #98 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 879 boysMARhode Island: #142 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,537 boysRIOregon: #37 for boys · 98 births · 1 in 153 boysORNevada: #56 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 239 boysNVWyoming: #57 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 219 boysWYSouth Dakota: #66 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 254 boysSDIowa: #40 for boys · 149 births · 1 in 159 boysIAIndiana: #31 for boys · 362 births · 1 in 126 boysINOhio: #36 for boys · 535 births · 1 in 173 boysOHPennsylvania: #77 for boys · 206 births · 1 in 464 boysPANew Jersey: #124 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 920 boysNJConnecticut: #90 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 681 boysCTCalifornia: #60 for boys · 535 births · 1 in 310 boysCAUtah: #35 for boys · 71 births · 1 in 146 boysUTColorado: #55 for boys · 65 births · 1 in 256 boysCONebraska: #57 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 242 boysNEMissouri: #42 for boys · 219 births · 1 in 175 boysMOKentucky: #25 for boys · 285 births · 1 in 98 boysKYWest Virginia: #34 for boys · 107 births · 1 in 133 boysWVVirginia: #41 for boys · 176 births · 1 in 210 boysVAMaryland: #76 for boys · 71 births · 1 in 417 boysMDDelaware: #62 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 333 boysDEArizona: #74 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 324 boysAZNew Mexico: #96 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 422 boysNMKansas: #43 for boys · 99 births · 1 in 161 boysKSArkansas: #30 for boys · 142 births · 1 in 111 boysARTennessee: #19 for boys · 380 births · 1 in 88 boysTNNorth Carolina: #37 for boys · 287 births · 1 in 150 boysNCSouth Carolina: #42 for boys · 122 births · 1 in 190 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #84 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 464 boysDCOklahoma: #43 for boys · 104 births · 1 in 173 boysOKLouisiana: #39 for boys · 212 births · 1 in 167 boysLAMississippi: #33 for boys · 154 births · 1 in 139 boysMSAlabama: #22 for boys · 301 births · 1 in 101 boysALGeorgia: #22 for boys · 384 births · 1 in 110 boysGAHawaii: #121 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 505 boysHITexas: #54 for boys · 401 births · 1 in 250 boysTXFlorida: #43 for boys · 210 births · 1 in 227 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Tennessee#19 · 1 in 88
  2. Alabama#22 · 1 in 101
  3. Georgia#22 · 1 in 110
  4. Kentucky#25 · 1 in 98
  5. Arkansas#30 · 1 in 111

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Tennessee#193801 in 88
Alabama#223011 in 101
Georgia#223841 in 110
Kentucky#252851 in 98
Arkansas#301421 in 111
Indiana#313621 in 126
Mississippi#331541 in 139
West Virginia#341071 in 133
Utah#35711 in 146
Ohio#365351 in 173
North Carolina#372871 in 150
Oregon#37981 in 153
Washington#371461 in 166
Illinois#385011 in 190
Michigan#384791 in 165
Louisiana#392121 in 167
Iowa#401491 in 159
Virginia#411761 in 210
Wisconsin#412191 in 175
Missouri#422191 in 175
South Carolina#421221 in 190
Florida#432101 in 227
Kansas#43991 in 161
Oklahoma#431041 in 173
Idaho#47311 in 173
Minnesota#481441 in 221
Texas#544011 in 250
Colorado#55651 in 256
Nevada#56141 in 239
Nebraska#57491 in 242
North Dakota#57241 in 227
Wyoming#57101 in 219
California#605351 in 310
Delaware#62131 in 333
South Dakota#66211 in 254
Maine#68251 in 333
Alaska#70101 in 284
Arizona#74441 in 324
Maryland#76711 in 417
Pennsylvania#772061 in 464
New Hampshire#79111 in 500
Montana#81171 in 312
District of Columbia#84271 in 464
Connecticut#90351 in 681
Vermont#9071 in 467
New Mexico#96231 in 422
New York#962461 in 639
Massachusetts#98551 in 879
Hawaii#121121 in 505
New Jersey#124611 in 920
Rhode Island#14251 in 1,537

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 1966

girls
#1,796
40 births · 1 in 42,304 girls
boys
#42
7,904 births · 1 in 226 boys

Top girls' names in 1966

  1. #1Lisa56,918
  2. #2Kimberly32,232
  3. #3Mary28,890
  4. #4Michelle27,159
  5. #5Karen25,450
  6. #6Susan23,776
  7. #7Patricia20,112
  8. #8Tammy18,621
  9. #9Angela18,532
  10. #10Jennifer18,215
  11. #1,796Jeffery40

Top boys' names in 1966

  1. #1Michael79,985
  2. #2David66,408
  3. #3James65,163
  4. #4John65,016
  5. #5Robert59,317
  6. #6William38,237
  7. #7Mark34,801
  8. #8Richard34,457
  9. #9Jeffrey30,200
  10. #10Thomas29,003
  11. #42Jeffery7,904
More about 1966

girls

1,692,177 girls got a published name in 1966; 1 in 42,304 of them was named Jeffery, which outranked 76.4% of the 7,624 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jeffery
  1. #1,766Tammey41
  2. #1,766Tereasa41
  3. #1,766Yulanda41
  4. #1,796Jeffery40
  5. #1,796Adina40
  6. #1,796Alene40
  7. #1,796Bari40
  8. #1,827Alaina39
  9. #1,827Alanna39
  10. #1,827Caterina39

Tied with 30 names at #1,796; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1965
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,121Tabatha#6,539 → #418
  2. ↑ 1,469Tabitha#1,993 → #524
  3. ↑ 1,325Joell#2,247 → #922
  4. ↑ 1,047Tatia#1,715 → #668
  5. ↑ 969Nichole#1,829 → #860
Fallers
  1. ↓ 398Barb#815 → #1,213
  2. ↓ 310Jewell#952 → #1,262
  3. ↓ 288Roxie#944 → #1,232
  4. ↓ 284Aretha#818 → #1,102
  5. ↓ 280Kecia#392 → #672

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

boys

1,783,461 boys got a published name in 1966; 1 in 226 of them was named Jeffery, which outranked 99.1% of the 4,540 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jeffery
  1. #39Peter8,584
  2. #40Terry8,455
  3. #41Jerry8,429
  4. #42Jeffery7,904
  5. #43Frank7,787
  6. #44Dennis7,786
  7. #45Randy7,758
Biggest movers since 1965
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,207Jarrod#1,720 → #513
  2. ↑ 893Heath#1,254 → #361
  3. ↑ 467Illya#1,294 → #827
  4. ↑ 419Jarrett#1,294 → #875
  5. ↑ 399Reynold#1,360 → #961
Fallers
  1. ↓ 464Quint#986 → #1,450
  2. ↓ 303Dario#934 → #1,237
  3. ↓ 299Darran#1,000 → #1,299
  4. ↓ 281Artie#897 → #1,178
  5. ↓ 268Daryn#716 → #984

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

See the top 100 for 1966 →