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

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Peak · boys
1966 · 30,200 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
55 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
979,601
since 1885

Jeffrey over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201992peak #9, 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—#552544
2024—#520588
2023—#485622
2022—#452681
2021—#424727
2020—#386794
2019—#364881
2018—#3291,016
2017—#3241,056
2016—#3011,173
2015—#2901,261
2014—#2661,380
2013—#2561,406
2012#16,8695#2401,508
2011—#2461,440
2010—#2211,625
2009—#2161,719
2008—#1981,998
2007—#1912,131
2006—#1802,267
2005—#1712,425
2004#8,71612#1492,723
2003#15,7845#1402,885
2002#11,1088#1323,000
2001#13,5216#1193,207
2000#11,8017#1043,563
1999#8,80510#1003,815
1998#12,4266#914,191
1997#8,33410#844,582
1996#8,8129#725,263
1995#7,04112#645,731
1994#5,44517#556,525
1993#5,41917#537,535
1992#3,26734#518,471
1991#3,72228#459,894
1990#2,85040#4310,980
1989#2,76940#3712,013
1988#1,66078#3612,401
1987#1,59178#3213,477
1986#1,40591#3213,651
1985#1,287104#2914,500
1984#1,29596#2814,758
1983#1,159114#2815,649
1982#1,29398#2916,030
1981#1,36291#2915,931
1980#1,33794#2716,379
1979#1,34991#2416,865
1978#1,24899#1916,989
1977#1,38081#1917,481
1976#1,33081#1717,013
1975#1,33281#1418,316
1974#1,16996#1519,320
1973#1,21188#1719,216
1972#1,11699#1721,677
1971#1,084111#1225,834
1970#916141#1130,139
1969#1,024113#1128,967
1968#984112#1128,369
1967#945116#1328,083
1966#1,14286#930,200
1965#1,30269#1029,574
1964#1,21183#1030,728
1963#1,082100#1031,701
1962#1,24778#1033,537
1961#1,20484#1132,029
1960#1,18884#1428,841
1959#1,38360#1626,281
1958#1,36460#2124,223
1957#1,58846#2123,982
1956#1,63742#2023,285
1955#1,73336#2022,533
1954#1,76934#2319,052
1953#1,56539#2515,949
1952#2,32720#3112,006
1951#2,93713#359,713
1950#2,05322#437,644
1949#1,91725#486,987
1948#2,07022#585,929
1947#2,14621#665,665
1946#2,59714#784,125
1945#2,33914#912,782
1944#4,0546#1012,325
1943#3,2499#1162,171
1942#4,6225#1162,055
1941#3,5597#1341,502
1940—#183799
1939—#284378
1938—#463156
1937—#62187
1936—#71969
1935—#96943
1934—#91747
1933—#1,09436
1932—#1,11037
1931—#1,84316
1930—#1,21534
1929—#1,73119
1928—#1,18836
1927—#1,46826
1926—#1,40427
1925—#1,45126
1924—#1,32931
1923—#1,42027
1922—#1,33330
1921—#1,82919
1920—#1,64222
1919—#1,57622
1918—#1,99816
1917—#1,75518
1916—#1,54921
1915—#1,50521
1914—#1,97511
1913—#1,49713
1912—#1,41712
1911—#1,5376
1910—#1,3147
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First appearance
1885

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 1992

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #62 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 215 boysAKMaine: #59 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 193 boysMEVermont: #49 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 151 boysVTNew Hampshire: #54 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 184 boysNHWashington: #59 for boys · 157 births · 1 in 231 boysWAIdaho: #55 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 189 boysIDMontana: #61 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 191 boysMTNorth Dakota: #83 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 297 boysNDMinnesota: #52 for boys · 151 births · 1 in 201 boysMNIllinois: #50 for boys · 366 births · 1 in 236 boysILWisconsin: #67 for boys · 114 births · 1 in 279 boysWIMichigan: #41 for boys · 366 births · 1 in 180 boysMINew York: #40 for boys · 716 births · 1 in 184 boysNYMassachusetts: #35 for boys · 334 births · 1 in 122 boysMARhode Island: #38 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 133 boysRIOregon: #45 for boys · 106 births · 1 in 183 boysORNevada: #60 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 251 boysNVWyoming: #72 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 229 boysWYSouth Dakota: #66 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 224 boysSDIowa: #77 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 283 boysIAIndiana: #52 for boys · 193 births · 1 in 203 boysINOhio: #45 for boys · 409 births · 1 in 188 boysOHPennsylvania: #43 for boys · 475 births · 1 in 164 boysPANew Jersey: #35 for boys · 348 births · 1 in 151 boysNJConnecticut: #32 for boys · 177 births · 1 in 118 boysCTCalifornia: #65 for boys · 1,052 births · 1 in 270 boysCAUtah: #63 for boys · 69 births · 1 in 242 boysUTColorado: #45 for boys · 136 births · 1 in 181 boysCONebraska: #61 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 211 boysNEMissouri: #57 for boys · 168 births · 1 in 216 boysMOKentucky: #57 for boys · 108 births · 1 in 225 boysKYWest Virginia: #50 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 180 boysWVVirginia: #50 for boys · 204 births · 1 in 206 boysVAMaryland: #42 for boys · 189 births · 1 in 169 boysMDDelaware: #43 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 163 boysDEArizona: #61 for boys · 123 births · 1 in 254 boysAZNew Mexico: #69 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 297 boysNMKansas: #73 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 285 boysKSArkansas: #61 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 231 boysARTennessee: #65 for boys · 130 births · 1 in 271 boysTNNorth Carolina: #48 for boys · 222 births · 1 in 209 boysNCSouth Carolina: #55 for boys · 88 births · 1 in 256 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #60 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 250 boysDCOklahoma: #61 for boys · 86 births · 1 in 236 boysOKLouisiana: #85 for boys · 77 births · 1 in 396 boysLAMississippi: #59 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 264 boysMSAlabama: #60 for boys · 98 births · 1 in 269 boysALGeorgia: #58 for boys · 182 births · 1 in 268 boysGAHawaii: #50 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 201 boysHITexas: #82 for boys · 421 births · 1 in 364 boysTXFlorida: #47 for boys · 426 births · 1 in 205 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Connecticut#32 · 1 in 118
  2. Massachusetts#35 · 1 in 122
  3. New Jersey#35 · 1 in 151
  4. Rhode Island#38 · 1 in 133
  5. New York#40 · 1 in 184

Best ever in a state: #4 in Iowa, 1970.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Connecticut#321771 in 118
Massachusetts#353341 in 122
New Jersey#353481 in 151
Rhode Island#38481 in 133
New York#407161 in 184
Michigan#413661 in 180
Maryland#421891 in 169
Delaware#43271 in 163
Pennsylvania#434751 in 164
Colorado#451361 in 181
Ohio#454091 in 188
Oregon#451061 in 183
Florida#474261 in 205
North Carolina#482221 in 209
Vermont#49201 in 151
Hawaii#50341 in 201
Illinois#503661 in 236
Virginia#502041 in 206
West Virginia#50571 in 180
Indiana#521931 in 203
Minnesota#521511 in 201
New Hampshire#54371 in 184
Idaho#55381 in 189
South Carolina#55881 in 256
Kentucky#571081 in 225
Missouri#571681 in 216
Georgia#581821 in 268
Maine#59361 in 193
Mississippi#59621 in 264
Washington#591571 in 231
Alabama#60981 in 269
District of Columbia#60301 in 250
Nevada#60361 in 251
Arizona#611231 in 254
Arkansas#61621 in 231
Montana#61231 in 191
Nebraska#61491 in 211
Oklahoma#61861 in 236
Alaska#62201 in 215
Utah#63691 in 242
California#651,0521 in 270
Tennessee#651301 in 271
South Dakota#66201 in 224
Wisconsin#671141 in 279
New Mexico#69391 in 297
Wyoming#72101 in 229
Kansas#73561 in 285
Iowa#77621 in 283
Texas#824211 in 364
North Dakota#83141 in 297
Louisiana#85771 in 396

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
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 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)
Rise & fade · boys
81 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1885
  • Peaked 1966 at #9 (30,200 births)
  • Births halved by 1984, 18 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 10 for 5 yrs
  • Top 10: 5 yrs · run 1962–1966
  • Top 100: 55 yrs · run 1945–1999
  • Top 1,000: 93 yrs · run 1934–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 59
  • Highest: 1 in 59 boys born in 1966 were named Jeffrey (1.7%)
  • Latest: 1 in 3,140 boys born in 2025 (0.03%)
Era · boys
The 1960s
  • 30.8% of all boys named Jeffrey (302,029) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s5#936 (1885)#936
1890s0——
1900s0——
1910s147#1,314 (1910)#1,612
1920s263#1,188 (1928)#1,480
1930s903#284 (1939)#924
1940s34,340#48 (1949)#99
1950s184,668#16 (1959)#26
1960s302,029#9 (1966)#11
1970s202,850#11 (1970)#17
1980s144,789#27 (1980)#31
1990s66,987#43 (1990)#66
2000s25,918#104 (2000)#160
2010s12,746#221 (2010)#284
2020s3,956#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 1992

girls
#3,267
34 births · 1 in 54,233 girls
boys
#51
8,471 births · 1 in 236 boys

Top girls' names in 1992

  1. #1Ashley38,460
  2. #2Jessica38,361
  3. #3Amanda25,039
  4. #4Brittany24,983
  5. #5Sarah24,634
  6. #6Samantha24,407
  7. #7Emily21,835
  8. #8Stephanie19,680
  9. #9Elizabeth19,035
  10. #10Megan17,842
  11. #3,267Jeffrey34

Top boys' names in 1992

  1. #1Michael54,410
  2. #2Christopher42,468
  3. #3Matthew37,733
  4. #4Joshua36,221
  5. #5Andrew30,542
  6. #6Brandon29,628
  7. #7Daniel29,157
  8. #8Tyler28,806
  9. #9James28,513
  10. #10David28,425
  11. #51Jeffrey8,471
More about 1992

girls

1,843,931 girls got a published name in 1992; 1 in 54,233 of them was named Jeffrey, which outranked 79.1% of the 15,610 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 13.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jeffrey
  1. #3,218Tawana35
  2. #3,218Thomas35
  3. #3,218Tiffini35
  4. #3,267Jeffrey34
  5. #3,267Alethea34
  6. #3,267Alida34
  7. #3,267Anesha34
  8. #3,343Alexius33
  9. #3,343Amada33
  10. #3,343Amity33

Tied with 75 names at #3,267; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1991
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,282Darian#2,989 → #707
  2. ↑ 1,958Payton#2,660 → #702
  3. ↑ 1,450Peyton#2,034 → #584
  4. ↑ 1,115Chandler#1,656 → #541
  5. ↑ 1,080Brianda#1,857 → #777
Fallers
  1. ↓ 855Rebeccah#1,000 → #1,855
  2. ↓ 725Ieshia#717 → #1,442
  3. ↓ 502Miesha#997 → #1,499
  4. ↓ 470Unknown#794 → #1,264
  5. ↓ 356Phylicia#928 → #1,284

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

boys

1,997,409 boys got a published name in 1992; 1 in 236 of them was named Jeffrey, which outranked 99.5% of the 9,820 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jeffrey
  1. #48Travis8,895
  2. #49Mark8,745
  3. #50Jesse8,563
  4. #51Jeffrey8,471
  5. #52Taylor8,239
  6. #53Cameron7,356
  7. #54Alex7,351
Biggest movers since 1991
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,348Dalvin#7,271 → #923
  2. ↑ 3,435Jalen#3,813 → #378
  3. ↑ 2,026Davante#2,828 → #802
  4. ↑ 1,555Davonta#2,469 → #914
  5. ↑ 1,383Juwan#2,344 → #961
Fallers
  1. ↓ 2,632Unnamed#972 → #3,604
  2. ↓ 450Octavius#945 → #1,395
  3. ↓ 398Male#679 → #1,077
  4. ↓ 394Khiry#915 → #1,309
  5. ↓ 379Dijon#915 → #1,294

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

See the top 100 for 1992 →