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
- Peak · boys
- 1966 · 7,904 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 32 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 230,549since 1894
Jeffery over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #1,554 | 110 | |
| 2024 | — | #1,295 | 151 | |
| 2023 | — | #1,258 | 153 | |
| 2022 | — | #1,180 | 173 | |
| 2021 | — | #1,114 | 184 | |
| 2020 | — | #992 | 215 | |
| 2019 | — | #897 | 244 | |
| 2018 | — | #852 | 259 | |
| 2017 | — | #754 | 312 | |
| 2016 | — | #770 | 314 | |
| 2015 | — | #776 | 305 | |
| 2014 | — | #662 | 388 | |
| 2013 | — | #622 | 397 | |
| 2012 | — | #641 | 373 | |
| 2011 | — | #601 | 409 | |
| 2010 | — | #568 | 447 | |
| 2009 | — | #553 | 479 | |
| 2008 | — | #511 | 533 | |
| 2007 | — | #481 | 556 | |
| 2006 | — | #431 | 643 | |
| 2005 | — | #436 | 607 | |
| 2004 | — | #417 | 623 | |
| 2003 | — | #374 | 697 | |
| 2002 | — | #361 | 734 | |
| 2001 | — | #350 | 778 | |
| 2000 | — | #333 | 837 | |
| 1999 | — | #309 | 924 | |
| 1998 | — | #293 | 965 | |
| 1997 | — | #262 | 1,080 | |
| 1996 | — | #255 | 1,119 | |
| 1995 | #13,386 | 5 | #234 | 1,273 |
| 1994 | — | #203 | 1,416 | |
| 1993 | — | #192 | 1,626 | |
| 1992 | — | #176 | 1,822 | |
| 1991 | — | #151 | 2,121 | |
| 1990 | #6,465 | 13 | #136 | 2,321 |
| 1989 | #9,681 | 7 | #129 | 2,478 |
| 1988 | #4,308 | 20 | #120 | 2,584 |
| 1987 | #3,424 | 26 | #109 | 2,645 |
| 1986 | #3,360 | 26 | #102 | 2,769 |
| 1985 | #2,804 | 33 | #96 | 2,947 |
| 1984 | #4,478 | 16 | #94 | 3,025 |
| 1983 | #3,555 | 22 | #91 | 3,154 |
| 1982 | #3,780 | 21 | #92 | 3,311 |
| 1981 | #3,625 | 22 | #93 | 3,334 |
| 1980 | #3,069 | 28 | #90 | 3,324 |
| 1979 | #2,931 | 29 | #87 | 3,357 |
| 1978 | #2,680 | 31 | #80 | 3,543 |
| 1977 | #3,486 | 21 | #78 | 3,564 |
| 1976 | #3,188 | 22 | #76 | 3,564 |
| 1975 | #2,680 | 28 | #70 | 3,903 |
| 1974 | #2,683 | 27 | #66 | 4,363 |
| 1973 | #2,455 | 30 | #64 | 4,407 |
| 1972 | #2,356 | 31 | #58 | 5,063 |
| 1971 | #2,375 | 32 | #53 | 6,100 |
| 1970 | #2,017 | 41 | #50 | 6,701 |
| 1969 | #1,835 | 45 | #48 | 6,738 |
| 1968 | #1,728 | 46 | #46 | 7,223 |
| 1967 | #1,617 | 49 | #47 | 7,226 |
| 1966 | #1,796 | 40 | #42 | 7,904 |
| 1965 | #1,914 | 36 | #47 | 7,734 |
| 1964 | #1,803 | 42 | #45 | 8,360 |
| 1963 | #1,565 | 52 | #46 | 8,486 |
| 1962 | #1,607 | 49 | #45 | 9,282 |
| 1961 | #1,666 | 46 | #50 | 8,923 |
| 1960 | #1,655 | 46 | #55 | 7,658 |
| 1959 | #1,951 | 33 | #55 | 7,487 |
| 1958 | #1,939 | 32 | #59 | 6,842 |
| 1957 | #1,808 | 36 | #52 | 7,508 |
| 1956 | #2,005 | 29 | #57 | 6,569 |
| 1955 | #2,971 | 15 | #73 | 5,466 |
| 1954 | #2,779 | 16 | #90 | 3,935 |
| 1953 | #3,480 | 11 | #109 | 3,042 |
| 1952 | #2,502 | 18 | #134 | 2,183 |
| 1951 | #3,284 | 11 | #161 | 1,631 |
| 1950 | #4,315 | 7 | #183 | 1,216 |
| 1949 | #2,850 | 13 | #196 | 1,049 |
| 1948 | #3,883 | 8 | #229 | 795 |
| 1947 | — | #236 | 744 | |
| 1946 | #3,994 | 7 | #273 | 552 |
| 1945 | #2,598 | 12 | #315 | 352 |
| 1944 | #3,378 | 8 | #330 | 336 |
| 1943 | #4,196 | 6 | #349 | 313 |
| 1942 | #4,622 | 5 | #360 | 281 |
| 1941 | #3,559 | 7 | #411 | 204 |
| 1940 | — | #510 | 128 | |
| 1939 | — | #836 | 53 | |
| 1938 | — | #1,009 | 40 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,444 | 22 | |
| 1936 | — | #1,118 | 34 | |
| 1935 | — | #1,354 | 25 | |
| 1934 | — | #1,293 | 27 | |
| 1933 | — | #1,281 | 27 | |
| 1932 | — | #1,509 | 22 | |
| 1931 | — | #1,843 | 16 | |
| 1930 | — | #1,330 | 29 | |
| 1929 | #3,394 | 8 | #1,611 | 21 |
| 1928 | — | #1,480 | 25 | |
| 1927 | #4,805 | 5 | #1,372 | 29 |
| 1926 | — | #1,565 | 23 | |
| 1925 | — | #1,360 | 29 | |
| 1924 | — | #1,532 | 25 | |
| 1923 | — | #1,874 | 18 | |
| 1922 | — | #1,591 | 23 | |
| 1921 | — | #2,376 | 13 | |
| 1920 | — | #2,765 | 10 | |
| 1919 | — | #2,152 | 14 | |
| 1918 | — | #2,073 | 15 | |
| 1917 | — | #1,815 | 17 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,771 | 17 | |
| 1915 | — | #2,070 | 13 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,545 | 16 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,365 | 15 | |
| 1912 | — | #1,223 | 15 | |
| 1911 | — | — | ||
| 1910 | — | #1,314 | 7 | |
| 1909 | — | #1,083 | 8 | |
| 1908 | — | — | ||
| 1907 | — | #1,345 | 5 | |
| 1906 | — | — | ||
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| 1894 | — | #1,074 | 5 | |
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | — | ||
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| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
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 1978
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Alabama#51 · 1 in 221
- Nevada#53 · 1 in 243
- Kentucky#54 · 1 in 226
- Mississippi#54 · 1 in 237
- Michigan#55 · 1 in 281
Best ever in a state: #18 in Tennessee, 1963.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | #51 | 117 | 1 in 221 |
| Nevada | #53 | 17 | 1 in 243 |
| Kentucky | #54 | 121 | 1 in 226 |
| Mississippi | #54 | 78 | 1 in 237 |
| Michigan | #55 | 229 | 1 in 281 |
| Arkansas | #57 | 71 | 1 in 208 |
| West Virginia | #57 | 49 | 1 in 279 |
| Louisiana | #58 | 121 | 1 in 273 |
| Oklahoma | #59 | 76 | 1 in 261 |
| Kansas | #61 | 60 | 1 in 260 |
| Tennessee | #61 | 118 | 1 in 271 |
| Missouri | #62 | 113 | 1 in 309 |
| Georgia | #64 | 125 | 1 in 302 |
| Washington | #65 | 87 | 1 in 308 |
| Oregon | #67 | 58 | 1 in 312 |
| Utah | #68 | 59 | 1 in 303 |
| Ohio | #69 | 197 | 1 in 391 |
| Nebraska | #70 | 37 | 1 in 314 |
| Indiana | #72 | 108 | 1 in 364 |
| Illinois | #74 | 195 | 1 in 407 |
| Idaho | #75 | 24 | 1 in 332 |
| South Dakota | #76 | 16 | 1 in 327 |
| Delaware | #77 | 9 | 1 in 395 |
| North Carolina | #79 | 91 | 1 in 408 |
| Florida | #80 | 112 | 1 in 455 |
| Vermont | #82 | 7 | 1 in 402 |
| Iowa | #86 | 46 | 1 in 458 |
| Wisconsin | #89 | 60 | 1 in 535 |
| Virginia | #91 | 57 | 1 in 562 |
| Colorado | #92 | 41 | 1 in 491 |
| Texas | #94 | 289 | 1 in 398 |
| Arizona | #99 | 39 | 1 in 487 |
| Maine | #104 | 11 | 1 in 618 |
| Montana | #104 | 11 | 1 in 498 |
| South Carolina | #105 | 38 | 1 in 539 |
| Minnesota | #111 | 37 | 1 in 796 |
| New Hampshire | #112 | 8 | 1 in 683 |
| Wyoming | #112 | 6 | 1 in 539 |
| Alaska | #116 | 6 | 1 in 556 |
| California | #120 | 283 | 1 in 597 |
| District of Columbia | #127 | 14 | 1 in 548 |
| New Mexico | #127 | 19 | 1 in 531 |
| Pennsylvania | #128 | 72 | 1 in 1,019 |
| Maryland | #139 | 26 | 1 in 821 |
| Massachusetts | #142 | 27 | 1 in 1,228 |
| New York | #175 | 99 | 1 in 1,114 |
| Connecticut | #177 | 12 | 1 in 1,371 |
| New Jersey | #177 | 34 | 1 in 1,217 |
| Hawaii | #195 | 7 | 1 in 906 |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1894
- Peaked 1966 at #42 (7,904 births)
- Births halved by 1975, 9 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 32 yrs · run 1954–1985
- Top 1,000: 82 yrs · run 1939–2020
- 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
- 34.5% of all boys named Jeffery (79,534) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 5 | #1,074 (1894) | #1,074 |
| 1900s | 13 | #1,083 (1909) | #1,214 |
| 1910s | 129 | #1,223 (1912) | #1,703 |
| 1920s | 216 | #1,360 (1925) | #1,753 |
| 1930s | 295 | #836 (1939) | #1,302 |
| 1940s | 4,754 | #196 (1949) | #321 |
| 1950s | 45,879 | #52 (1957) | #97 |
| 1960s | 79,534 | #42 (1966) | #47 |
| 1970s | 44,565 | #50 (1970) | #68 |
| 1980s | 29,571 | #90 (1980) | #102 |
| 1990s | 14,667 | #136 (1990) | #221 |
| 2000s | 6,487 | #333 (2000) | #425 |
| 2010s | 3,448 | #568 (2010) | #714 |
| 2020s | 986 | #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 1978
Top girls' names in 1978
Top boys' names in 1978
More about 1978
girls
1,531,859 girls got a published name in 1978; 1 in 49,415 of them was named Jeffery, which outranked 76.6% of the 11,475 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #2,629Tywanda32
- #2,629Veleka32
- #2,629Willa32
- #2,680Jeffery31
- #2,680Alyse31
- #2,680Amberlee31
- #2,680Aminah31
- #2,741Aliya30
- #2,741Autum30
- #2,741Becki30
Tied with 60 names at #2,680; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,641,837 boys got a published name in 1978; 1 in 463 of them was named Jeffery, which outranked 98.8% of the 6,762 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.