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 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
230,549
since 1894

Jeffery over time

boys

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

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201943peak #42, 1966boys
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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
Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1,554110
2024#1,295151
2023#1,258153
2022#1,180173
2021#1,114184
2020#992215
2019#897244
2018#852259
2017#754312
2016#770314
2015#776305
2014#662388
2013#622397
2012#641373
2011#601409
2010#568447
2009#553479
2008#511533
2007#481556
2006#431643
2005#436607
2004#417623
2003#374697
2002#361734
2001#350778
2000#333837
1999#309924
1998#293965
1997#2621,080
1996#2551,119
1995#13,3865#2341,273
1994#2031,416
1993#1921,626
1992#1761,822
1991#1512,121
1990#6,46513#1362,321
1989#9,6817#1292,478
1988#4,30820#1202,584
1987#3,42426#1092,645
1986#3,36026#1022,769
1985#2,80433#962,947
1984#4,47816#943,025
1983#3,55522#913,154
1982#3,78021#923,311
1981#3,62522#933,334
1980#3,06928#903,324
1979#2,93129#873,357
1978#2,68031#803,543
1977#3,48621#783,564
1976#3,18822#763,564
1975#2,68028#703,903
1974#2,68327#664,363
1973#2,45530#644,407
1972#2,35631#585,063
1971#2,37532#536,100
1970#2,01741#506,701
1969#1,83545#486,738
1968#1,72846#467,223
1967#1,61749#477,226
1966#1,79640#427,904
1965#1,91436#477,734
1964#1,80342#458,360
1963#1,56552#468,486
1962#1,60749#459,282
1961#1,66646#508,923
1960#1,65546#557,658
1959#1,95133#557,487
1958#1,93932#596,842
1957#1,80836#527,508
1956#2,00529#576,569
1955#2,97115#735,466
1954#2,77916#903,935
1953#3,48011#1093,042
1952#2,50218#1342,183
1951#3,28411#1611,631
1950#4,3157#1831,216
1949#2,85013#1961,049
1948#3,8838#229795
1947#236744
1946#3,9947#273552
1945#2,59812#315352
1944#3,3788#330336
1943#4,1966#349313
1942#4,6225#360281
1941#3,5597#411204
1940#510128
1939#83653
1938#1,00940
1937#1,44422
1936#1,11834
1935#1,35425
1934#1,29327
1933#1,28127
1932#1,50922
1931#1,84316
1930#1,33029
1929#3,3948#1,61121
1928#1,48025
1927#4,8055#1,37229
1926#1,56523
1925#1,36029
1924#1,53225
1923#1,87418
1922#1,59123
1921#2,37613
1920#2,76510
1919#2,15214
1918#2,07315
1917#1,81517
1916#1,77117
1915#2,07013
1914#1,54516
1913#1,36515
1912#1,22315
1911
1910#1,3147
1909#1,0838
1908
1907#1,3455
1906
1905
1904
1903
1902
1901
1900
1899
1898
1897
1896
1895
1894#1,0745
1893
1892
1891
1890
1889
1888
1887
1886
1885
1884
1883
1882
1881
1880
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 1943

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Jeffery, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Jeffery, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Jeffery, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Jeffery, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Jeffery, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Jeffery, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Jeffery, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Jeffery, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #195 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,044 boysMNIllinois: #205 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 2,211 boysILWisconsin: #263 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,235 boysWIMichigan: #187 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,954 boysMINew York: #271 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 4,786 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Jeffery, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Jeffery, so not publishedRIOregon: #180 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,285 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Jeffery, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Jeffery, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Jeffery, so not publishedSDIowa: #291 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,461 boysIAIndiana: #233 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,852 boysINOhio: #224 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 2,829 boysOHPennsylvania: #237 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 3,735 boysPANew Jersey: #205 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,124 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Jeffery, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #324 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 4,092 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Jeffery, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Jeffery, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Jeffery, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Jeffery, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Jeffery, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Jeffery, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Jeffery, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Jeffery, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Jeffery, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Jeffery, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Jeffery, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Jeffery, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Jeffery, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Jeffery, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #526 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 8,708 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Jeffery, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Jeffery, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Jeffery, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #264 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,939 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Jeffery, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Jeffery, so not publishedALGeorgia: #476 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,338 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Jeffery, so not publishedHITexas: #723 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 11,135 boysTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Jeffery, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Oregon#180 · 1 in 1,285
  2. Michigan#187 · 1 in 1,954
  3. Minnesota#195 · 1 in 2,044
  4. Illinois#205 · 1 in 2,211
  5. New Jersey#205 · 1 in 3,124

Best ever in a state: #18 in Tennessee, 1963.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Oregon#18091 in 1,285
Michigan#187301 in 1,954
Minnesota#195131 in 2,044
Illinois#205331 in 2,211
New Jersey#205121 in 3,124
Ohio#224241 in 2,829
Indiana#233121 in 2,852
Pennsylvania#237251 in 3,735
Wisconsin#26371 in 4,235
Louisiana#264141 in 1,939
New York#271251 in 4,786
Iowa#29151 in 4,461
California#324201 in 4,092
Georgia#47651 in 7,338
North Carolina#52651 in 8,708
Texas#72371 in 11,135
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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 Jeffery
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
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1890s5#1,074 (1894)#1,074
1900s13#1,083 (1909)#1,214
1910s129#1,223 (1912)#1,703
1920s216#1,360 (1925)#1,753
1930s295#836 (1939)#1,302
1940s4,754#196 (1949)#321
1950s45,879#52 (1957)#97
1960s79,534#42 (1966)#47
1970s44,565#50 (1970)#68
1980s29,571#90 (1980)#102
1990s14,667#136 (1990)#221
2000s6,487#333 (2000)#425
2010s3,448#568 (2010)#714
2020s986#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 1943

girls
#4,196
6 births · 1 in 232,549 girls
boys
#349
313 births · 1 in 4,560 boys

Top girls' names in 1943

  1. #1Mary66,174
  2. #2Barbara43,432
  3. #3Patricia39,620
  4. #4Linda38,439
  5. #5Carol31,686
  6. #6Sandra25,990
  7. #7Judith25,214
  8. #8Sharon24,712
  9. #9Nancy23,988
  10. #10Betty21,596
  11. #4,196Jeffery6

Top boys' names in 1943

  1. #1James80,278
  2. #2Robert74,892
  3. #3John68,929
  4. #4William55,904
  5. #5Richard46,339
  6. #6David37,240
  7. #7Charles36,632
  8. #8Thomas32,874
  9. #9Ronald29,239
  10. #10Michael24,745
  11. #349Jeffery313
More about 1943

girls

1,395,293 girls got a published name in 1943; 1 in 232,549 of them was named Jeffery, which outranked 21.8% of the 5,367 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jeffery
  1. #3,801Zannie7
  2. #3,801Zara7
  3. #3,801Zenith7
  4. #4,196Jeffery6
  5. #4,196Abelina6
  6. #4,196Adonna6
  7. #4,196Adrea6
  8. #4,691Adelyn5
  9. #4,691Adine5
  10. #4,691Adlean5

Tied with 494 names at #4,196; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1942
Risers
  1. 878Tana#1,559#681
  2. 754Rozanne#1,706#952
  3. 722Cheryle#1,592#870
  4. 596Tena#1,592#996
  5. 525Alexis#1,349#824
Fallers
  1. 594Florida#997#1,591
  2. 467Jerilynn#581#1,048
  3. 364Lorelei#864#1,228
  4. 308Kaaren#536#844
  5. 305Erna#864#1,169

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

boys

1,427,297 boys got a published name in 1943; 1 in 4,560 of them was named Jeffery, which outranked 91.4% of the 4,040 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 34.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jeffery
  1. #346Luis318
  2. #347Loyd316
  3. #348Travis315
  4. #349Jeffery313
  5. #350Burton304
  6. #351Gale302
  7. #352Moses301
Biggest movers since 1942
Risers
  1. 514Derek#1,228#714
  2. 465Armond#1,421#956
  3. 368Les#1,214#846
  4. 347Aron#1,244#897
  5. 321Edsel#1,167#846
Fallers
  1. 500Humberto#780#1,280
  2. 352Chauncey#928#1,280
  3. 352Clearence#991#1,343
  4. 344Macarthur#512#856
  5. 325Reyes#933#1,258

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

See the top 100 for 1943