Jeffrey
Last seen for girls in 2012 at #16,869 · #552 for boys in 2025, 544 births
Given to boys 99.6% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1966 · 30,200 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 55 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 979,601since 1885
Jeffrey 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 | — | #552 | 544 | |
| 2024 | — | #520 | 588 | |
| 2023 | — | #485 | 622 | |
| 2022 | — | #452 | 681 | |
| 2021 | — | #424 | 727 | |
| 2020 | — | #386 | 794 | |
| 2019 | — | #364 | 881 | |
| 2018 | — | #329 | 1,016 | |
| 2017 | — | #324 | 1,056 | |
| 2016 | — | #301 | 1,173 | |
| 2015 | — | #290 | 1,261 | |
| 2014 | — | #266 | 1,380 | |
| 2013 | — | #256 | 1,406 | |
| 2012 | #16,869 | 5 | #240 | 1,508 |
| 2011 | — | #246 | 1,440 | |
| 2010 | — | #221 | 1,625 | |
| 2009 | — | #216 | 1,719 | |
| 2008 | — | #198 | 1,998 | |
| 2007 | — | #191 | 2,131 | |
| 2006 | — | #180 | 2,267 | |
| 2005 | — | #171 | 2,425 | |
| 2004 | #8,716 | 12 | #149 | 2,723 |
| 2003 | #15,784 | 5 | #140 | 2,885 |
| 2002 | #11,108 | 8 | #132 | 3,000 |
| 2001 | #13,521 | 6 | #119 | 3,207 |
| 2000 | #11,801 | 7 | #104 | 3,563 |
| 1999 | #8,805 | 10 | #100 | 3,815 |
| 1998 | #12,426 | 6 | #91 | 4,191 |
| 1997 | #8,334 | 10 | #84 | 4,582 |
| 1996 | #8,812 | 9 | #72 | 5,263 |
| 1995 | #7,041 | 12 | #64 | 5,731 |
| 1994 | #5,445 | 17 | #55 | 6,525 |
| 1993 | #5,419 | 17 | #53 | 7,535 |
| 1992 | #3,267 | 34 | #51 | 8,471 |
| 1991 | #3,722 | 28 | #45 | 9,894 |
| 1990 | #2,850 | 40 | #43 | 10,980 |
| 1989 | #2,769 | 40 | #37 | 12,013 |
| 1988 | #1,660 | 78 | #36 | 12,401 |
| 1987 | #1,591 | 78 | #32 | 13,477 |
| 1986 | #1,405 | 91 | #32 | 13,651 |
| 1985 | #1,287 | 104 | #29 | 14,500 |
| 1984 | #1,295 | 96 | #28 | 14,758 |
| 1983 | #1,159 | 114 | #28 | 15,649 |
| 1982 | #1,293 | 98 | #29 | 16,030 |
| 1981 | #1,362 | 91 | #29 | 15,931 |
| 1980 | #1,337 | 94 | #27 | 16,379 |
| 1979 | #1,349 | 91 | #24 | 16,865 |
| 1978 | #1,248 | 99 | #19 | 16,989 |
| 1977 | #1,380 | 81 | #19 | 17,481 |
| 1976 | #1,330 | 81 | #17 | 17,013 |
| 1975 | #1,332 | 81 | #14 | 18,316 |
| 1974 | #1,169 | 96 | #15 | 19,320 |
| 1973 | #1,211 | 88 | #17 | 19,216 |
| 1972 | #1,116 | 99 | #17 | 21,677 |
| 1971 | #1,084 | 111 | #12 | 25,834 |
| 1970 | #916 | 141 | #11 | 30,139 |
| 1969 | #1,024 | 113 | #11 | 28,967 |
| 1968 | #984 | 112 | #11 | 28,369 |
| 1967 | #945 | 116 | #13 | 28,083 |
| 1966 | #1,142 | 86 | #9 | 30,200 |
| 1965 | #1,302 | 69 | #10 | 29,574 |
| 1964 | #1,211 | 83 | #10 | 30,728 |
| 1963 | #1,082 | 100 | #10 | 31,701 |
| 1962 | #1,247 | 78 | #10 | 33,537 |
| 1961 | #1,204 | 84 | #11 | 32,029 |
| 1960 | #1,188 | 84 | #14 | 28,841 |
| 1959 | #1,383 | 60 | #16 | 26,281 |
| 1958 | #1,364 | 60 | #21 | 24,223 |
| 1957 | #1,588 | 46 | #21 | 23,982 |
| 1956 | #1,637 | 42 | #20 | 23,285 |
| 1955 | #1,733 | 36 | #20 | 22,533 |
| 1954 | #1,769 | 34 | #23 | 19,052 |
| 1953 | #1,565 | 39 | #25 | 15,949 |
| 1952 | #2,327 | 20 | #31 | 12,006 |
| 1951 | #2,937 | 13 | #35 | 9,713 |
| 1950 | #2,053 | 22 | #43 | 7,644 |
| 1949 | #1,917 | 25 | #48 | 6,987 |
| 1948 | #2,070 | 22 | #58 | 5,929 |
| 1947 | #2,146 | 21 | #66 | 5,665 |
| 1946 | #2,597 | 14 | #78 | 4,125 |
| 1945 | #2,339 | 14 | #91 | 2,782 |
| 1944 | #4,054 | 6 | #101 | 2,325 |
| 1943 | #3,249 | 9 | #116 | 2,171 |
| 1942 | #4,622 | 5 | #116 | 2,055 |
| 1941 | #3,559 | 7 | #134 | 1,502 |
| 1940 | — | #183 | 799 | |
| 1939 | — | #284 | 378 | |
| 1938 | — | #463 | 156 | |
| 1937 | — | #621 | 87 | |
| 1936 | — | #719 | 69 | |
| 1935 | — | #969 | 43 | |
| 1934 | — | #917 | 47 | |
| 1933 | — | #1,094 | 36 | |
| 1932 | — | #1,110 | 37 | |
| 1931 | — | #1,843 | 16 | |
| 1930 | — | #1,215 | 34 | |
| 1929 | — | #1,731 | 19 | |
| 1928 | — | #1,188 | 36 | |
| 1927 | — | #1,468 | 26 | |
| 1926 | — | #1,404 | 27 | |
| 1925 | — | #1,451 | 26 | |
| 1924 | — | #1,329 | 31 | |
| 1923 | — | #1,420 | 27 | |
| 1922 | — | #1,333 | 30 | |
| 1921 | — | #1,829 | 19 | |
| 1920 | — | #1,642 | 22 | |
| 1919 | — | #1,576 | 22 | |
| 1918 | — | #1,998 | 16 | |
| 1917 | — | #1,755 | 18 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,549 | 21 | |
| 1915 | — | #1,505 | 21 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,975 | 11 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,497 | 13 | |
| 1912 | — | #1,417 | 12 | |
| 1911 | — | #1,537 | 6 | |
| 1910 | — | #1,314 | 7 | |
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| 1885 | — | #936 | 5 | |
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The first year at least five boys were named Jeffrey! It came in at #936, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1885–1909, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Jeffrey is popular in 1977
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Nebraska#12 · 1 in 55
- New Hampshire#13 · 1 in 51
- Massachusetts#13 · 1 in 52
- Delaware#13 · 1 in 54
- Connecticut#15 · 1 in 62
Best ever in a state: #4 in Iowa, 1970.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | #12 | 207 | 1 in 55 |
| Delaware | #13 | 63 | 1 in 54 |
| Massachusetts | #13 | 634 | 1 in 52 |
| New Hampshire | #13 | 107 | 1 in 51 |
| Connecticut | #15 | 259 | 1 in 62 |
| Minnesota | #16 | 482 | 1 in 60 |
| Oklahoma | #16 | 254 | 1 in 78 |
| Vermont | #16 | 45 | 1 in 61 |
| Washington | #16 | 354 | 1 in 73 |
| Colorado | #17 | 268 | 1 in 73 |
| Kansas | #17 | 210 | 1 in 74 |
| Michigan | #17 | 921 | 1 in 70 |
| New Jersey | #17 | 520 | 1 in 80 |
| Ohio | #18 | 1,055 | 1 in 73 |
| Pennsylvania | #18 | 1,039 | 1 in 71 |
| Iowa | #19 | 318 | 1 in 66 |
| Missouri | #19 | 485 | 1 in 72 |
| Nevada | #19 | 47 | 1 in 81 |
| Oregon | #19 | 226 | 1 in 77 |
| Illinois | #20 | 968 | 1 in 84 |
| Maryland | #20 | 252 | 1 in 86 |
| New York | #20 | 1,223 | 1 in 93 |
| Utah | #20 | 244 | 1 in 72 |
| Wisconsin | #20 | 483 | 1 in 67 |
| California | #22 | 1,655 | 1 in 100 |
| Maine | #22 | 99 | 1 in 71 |
| South Dakota | #22 | 65 | 1 in 78 |
| West Virginia | #22 | 158 | 1 in 90 |
| Wyoming | #22 | 37 | 1 in 82 |
| Indiana | #23 | 464 | 1 in 87 |
| Kentucky | #23 | 262 | 1 in 108 |
| North Carolina | #23 | 399 | 1 in 96 |
| Texas | #23 | 845 | 1 in 133 |
| Virginia | #23 | 323 | 1 in 101 |
| Arizona | #24 | 176 | 1 in 106 |
| Georgia | #24 | 311 | 1 in 122 |
| Florida | #25 | 423 | 1 in 118 |
| Hawaii | #25 | 67 | 1 in 95 |
| Rhode Island | #25 | 61 | 1 in 86 |
| South Carolina | #25 | 176 | 1 in 118 |
| Tennessee | #25 | 272 | 1 in 117 |
| Idaho | #26 | 100 | 1 in 79 |
| North Dakota | #26 | 63 | 1 in 85 |
| Arkansas | #27 | 126 | 1 in 122 |
| Alaska | #28 | 31 | 1 in 101 |
| Montana | #28 | 60 | 1 in 92 |
| Alabama | #29 | 185 | 1 in 145 |
| Louisiana | #32 | 222 | 1 in 149 |
| Mississippi | #34 | 119 | 1 in 161 |
| New Mexico | #35 | 66 | 1 in 144 |
| District of Columbia | #36 | 52 | 1 in 152 |
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 Jeffrey
- 32 spots since 2024 (#520 → #552)
- 166 spots since 2020 (#386 → #552)
- 262 spots since 2015 (#290 → #552)
- Biggest jump: 250 spots in 1936 (#969 → #719)
- Biggest drop: 52 spots in 1935 (#917 → #969)
- Debuted 1885
- Peaked 1966 at #9 (30,200 births)
- Births halved by 1984, 18 yrs later
- Top 10: 5 yrs · run 1962–1966
- Top 100: 55 yrs · run 1945–1999
- Top 1,000: 93 yrs · run 1934–2025
- Highest: 1 in 59 boys born in 1966 were named Jeffrey (1.7%)
- Latest: 1 in 3,140 boys born in 2025 (0.03%)
- 30.8% of all boys named Jeffrey (302,029) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | #936 (1885) | #936 |
| 1890s | 0 | — | — |
| 1900s | 0 | — | — |
| 1910s | 147 | #1,314 (1910) | #1,612 |
| 1920s | 263 | #1,188 (1928) | #1,480 |
| 1930s | 903 | #284 (1939) | #924 |
| 1940s | 34,340 | #48 (1949) | #99 |
| 1950s | 184,668 | #16 (1959) | #26 |
| 1960s | 302,029 | #9 (1966) | #11 |
| 1970s | 202,850 | #11 (1970) | #17 |
| 1980s | 144,789 | #27 (1980) | #31 |
| 1990s | 66,987 | #43 (1990) | #66 |
| 2000s | 25,918 | #104 (2000) | #160 |
| 2010s | 12,746 | #221 (2010) | #284 |
| 2020s | 3,956 | #386 (2020) | #470 |
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.
Jeffrey in 1977
Top girls' names in 1977
Top boys' names in 1977
More about 1977
girls
1,533,146 girls got a published name in 1977; 1 in 18,928 of them was named Jeffrey, which outranked 87.8% of the 11,329 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,370Serina82
- #1,370Tynisha82
- #1,370Wilma82
- #1,380Jeffrey81
- #1,380Abbey81
- #1,380Amalia81
- #1,380Asha81
- #1,404Britney80
- #1,404Demetrice80
- #1,404Elyse80
Tied with 23 names at #1,380; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,643,220 boys got a published name in 1977; 1 in 94 of them was named Jeffrey, which outranked 99.7% of the 6,861 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.