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 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 230,549since 1894
Jeffery over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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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 | — | — | ||
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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 2005
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Mississippi#175 · 1 in 776
- Kentucky#212 · 1 in 1,117
- West Virginia#237 · 1 in 1,284
- Alabama#270 · 1 in 1,482
- Georgia#286 · 1 in 1,531
Best ever in a state: #18 in Tennessee, 1963.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | #175 | 19 | 1 in 776 |
| Kentucky | #212 | 21 | 1 in 1,117 |
| West Virginia | #237 | 7 | 1 in 1,284 |
| Alabama | #270 | 16 | 1 in 1,482 |
| Georgia | #286 | 39 | 1 in 1,531 |
| Tennessee | #292 | 23 | 1 in 1,602 |
| Ohio | #294 | 33 | 1 in 1,986 |
| Arkansas | #299 | 10 | 1 in 1,506 |
| Oklahoma | #312 | 13 | 1 in 1,586 |
| Iowa | #317 | 9 | 1 in 1,824 |
| Virginia | #317 | 21 | 1 in 2,051 |
| Missouri | #319 | 17 | 1 in 2,002 |
| Louisiana | #322 | 15 | 1 in 1,608 |
| New Mexico | #329 | 6 | 1 in 1,817 |
| Wisconsin | #329 | 14 | 1 in 2,094 |
| Michigan | #358 | 23 | 1 in 2,380 |
| Illinois | #378 | 32 | 1 in 2,411 |
| Washington | #392 | 15 | 1 in 2,315 |
| Florida | #393 | 39 | 1 in 2,538 |
| Indiana | #411 | 14 | 1 in 2,732 |
| Utah | #411 | 9 | 1 in 2,487 |
| Massachusetts | #423 | 9 | 1 in 3,650 |
| North Carolina | #452 | 17 | 1 in 3,077 |
| Pennsylvania | #464 | 16 | 1 in 3,987 |
| South Carolina | #499 | 7 | 1 in 3,029 |
| Arizona | #501 | 11 | 1 in 3,860 |
| Texas | #506 | 45 | 1 in 4,025 |
| Colorado | #515 | 8 | 1 in 3,747 |
| Minnesota | #583 | 6 | 1 in 4,995 |
| Maryland | #604 | 6 | 1 in 4,797 |
| California | #712 | 32 | 1 in 7,943 |
| New York | #720 | 17 | 1 in 6,369 |
| New Jersey | #835 | 6 | 1 in 7,822 |
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| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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.
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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
| 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 2005
boys
#436
607 births · 1 in 3,290 boys
Top boys' names in 2005
More about 2005
boys
1,997,305 boys got a published name in 2005; 1 in 3,290 of them was named Jeffery, which outranked 96.7% of the 13,370 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 10.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
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Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.