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
Showing
- 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
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.
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| 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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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 2009
- 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
- New Jersey#123 · 1 in 587
- Connecticut#125 · 1 in 546
- New Hampshire#126 · 1 in 464
- New York#131 · 1 in 677
- Maryland#132 · 1 in 564
Best ever in a state: #4 in Iowa, 1970.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey | #123 | 76 | 1 in 587 |
| Connecticut | #125 | 28 | 1 in 546 |
| New Hampshire | #126 | 11 | 1 in 464 |
| New York | #131 | 159 | 1 in 677 |
| Maryland | #132 | 51 | 1 in 564 |
| Massachusetts | #138 | 47 | 1 in 661 |
| Delaware | #143 | 7 | 1 in 539 |
| Virginia | #146 | 62 | 1 in 680 |
| Ohio | #164 | 80 | 1 in 783 |
| North Carolina | #168 | 73 | 1 in 737 |
| Pennsylvania | #183 | 64 | 1 in 971 |
| Kentucky | #187 | 27 | 1 in 868 |
| Florida | #189 | 99 | 1 in 963 |
| South Carolina | #191 | 25 | 1 in 868 |
| District of Columbia | #198 | 6 | 1 in 708 |
| Maine | #199 | 6 | 1 in 838 |
| Tennessee | #200 | 38 | 1 in 956 |
| Alaska | #203 | 5 | 1 in 695 |
| Illinois | #217 | 67 | 1 in 1,083 |
| Michigan | #217 | 44 | 1 in 1,122 |
| Alabama | #224 | 22 | 1 in 1,098 |
| Georgia | #226 | 50 | 1 in 1,180 |
| California | #231 | 207 | 1 in 1,170 |
| Iowa | #235 | 17 | 1 in 931 |
| Missouri | #239 | 28 | 1 in 1,195 |
| Louisiana | #243 | 22 | 1 in 1,138 |
| Indiana | #247 | 29 | 1 in 1,289 |
| Nevada | #256 | 13 | 1 in 1,104 |
| Mississippi | #257 | 12 | 1 in 1,242 |
| Utah | #258 | 21 | 1 in 1,095 |
| Arkansas | #263 | 13 | 1 in 1,156 |
| Minnesota | #268 | 22 | 1 in 1,327 |
| West Virginia | #273 | 6 | 1 in 1,430 |
| Washington | #278 | 28 | 1 in 1,320 |
| Colorado | #282 | 22 | 1 in 1,307 |
| Texas | #286 | 121 | 1 in 1,541 |
| Wisconsin | #301 | 18 | 1 in 1,594 |
| Kansas | #302 | 12 | 1 in 1,395 |
| Oklahoma | #320 | 15 | 1 in 1,430 |
| Arizona | #334 | 22 | 1 in 1,815 |
| Oregon | #357 | 11 | 1 in 1,756 |
| Idaho | #392 | 5 | 1 in 1,753 |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nebraska | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| 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
- 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
| 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 2009
boys
#216
1,719 births · 1 in 1,154 boys
Top boys' names in 2009
More about 2009
boys
1,983,573 boys got a published name in 2009; 1 in 1,154 of them was named Jeffrey, which outranked 98.5% of the 14,540 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
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Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.