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 1996
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Rhode Island#42 · 1 in 154
- New Jersey#45 · 1 in 196
- Massachusetts#48 · 1 in 199
- Delaware#49 · 1 in 174
- Connecticut#50 · 1 in 196
Best ever in a state: #4 in Iowa, 1970.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island | #42 | 36 | 1 in 154 |
| New Jersey | #45 | 248 | 1 in 196 |
| Massachusetts | #48 | 187 | 1 in 199 |
| Delaware | #49 | 22 | 1 in 174 |
| Connecticut | #50 | 98 | 1 in 196 |
| New York | #54 | 435 | 1 in 273 |
| Ohio | #58 | 280 | 1 in 251 |
| Pennsylvania | #58 | 280 | 1 in 244 |
| District of Columbia | #61 | 21 | 1 in 238 |
| North Carolina | #62 | 158 | 1 in 290 |
| Virginia | #63 | 147 | 1 in 265 |
| Alabama | #66 | 84 | 1 in 298 |
| West Virginia | #68 | 36 | 1 in 255 |
| Kentucky | #69 | 85 | 1 in 272 |
| Illinois | #72 | 237 | 1 in 341 |
| Maine | #73 | 24 | 1 in 240 |
| New Hampshire | #73 | 24 | 1 in 258 |
| Arkansas | #74 | 47 | 1 in 309 |
| Florida | #74 | 248 | 1 in 342 |
| Michigan | #74 | 188 | 1 in 317 |
| Maryland | #75 | 84 | 1 in 342 |
| Nebraska | #75 | 37 | 1 in 265 |
| Vermont | #76 | 10 | 1 in 255 |
| South Carolina | #77 | 53 | 1 in 371 |
| Georgia | #79 | 132 | 1 in 367 |
| Hawaii | #84 | 17 | 1 in 335 |
| California | #88 | 680 | 1 in 373 |
| Missouri | #88 | 103 | 1 in 335 |
| Tennessee | #88 | 91 | 1 in 378 |
| Oregon | #91 | 54 | 1 in 364 |
| Washington | #92 | 91 | 1 in 370 |
| Utah | #93 | 57 | 1 in 332 |
| Indiana | #95 | 95 | 1 in 396 |
| Iowa | #95 | 50 | 1 in 332 |
| Kansas | #95 | 44 | 1 in 342 |
| Montana | #95 | 13 | 1 in 313 |
| Mississippi | #97 | 34 | 1 in 445 |
| Wisconsin | #98 | 72 | 1 in 407 |
| Minnesota | #101 | 71 | 1 in 400 |
| Wyoming | #104 | 7 | 1 in 287 |
| South Dakota | #108 | 11 | 1 in 379 |
| Alaska | #109 | 8 | 1 in 445 |
| Louisiana | #109 | 54 | 1 in 494 |
| Oklahoma | #109 | 43 | 1 in 443 |
| Colorado | #114 | 56 | 1 in 444 |
| Idaho | #117 | 17 | 1 in 431 |
| Nevada | #119 | 22 | 1 in 474 |
| North Dakota | #119 | 9 | 1 in 421 |
| Texas | #132 | 281 | 1 in 555 |
| New Mexico | #133 | 21 | 1 in 514 |
| Arizona | #141 | 61 | 1 in 550 |
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 1996
Top girls' names in 1996
Top boys' names in 1996
More about 1996
girls
1,753,007 girls got a published name in 1996; 1 in 194,779 of them was named Jeffrey, which outranked 44.6% of the 15,894 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #8,132Zenab10
- #8,132Zissy10
- #8,132Zoi10
- #8,812Jeffrey9
- #8,812Aarion9
- #8,812Abagael9
- #8,812Adaisha9
- #9,581Aaliah8
- #9,581Aaminah8
- #9,581Abbygale8
Tied with 768 names at #8,812; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,894,300 boys got a published name in 1996; 1 in 360 of them was named Jeffrey, which outranked 99.3% of the 10,536 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.