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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201989peak #42, 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#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
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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 1989

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #150 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 726 boysAKMaine: #136 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 954 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Jeffery, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Jeffery, so not publishedNHWashington: #108 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 607 boysWAIdaho: #115 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 557 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Jeffery, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Jeffery, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #190 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,753 boysMNIllinois: #129 for boys · 111 births · 1 in 782 boysILWisconsin: #108 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 690 boysWIMichigan: #106 for boys · 111 births · 1 in 625 boysMINew York: #264 for boys · 73 births · 1 in 1,848 boysNYMassachusetts: #236 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,574 boysMARhode Island: #129 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 936 boysRIOregon: #99 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 486 boysORNevada: #149 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 799 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Jeffery, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #129 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 669 boysSDIowa: #136 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 868 boysIAIndiana: #96 for boys · 76 births · 1 in 521 boysINOhio: #94 for boys · 139 births · 1 in 562 boysOHPennsylvania: #167 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 1,357 boysPANew Jersey: #265 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 2,203 boysNJConnecticut: #235 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,014 boysCTCalifornia: #210 for boys · 222 births · 1 in 1,210 boysCAUtah: #107 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 518 boysUTColorado: #138 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 806 boysCONebraska: #242 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,198 boysNEMissouri: #111 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 651 boysMOKentucky: #76 for boys · 66 births · 1 in 371 boysKYWest Virginia: #84 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 428 boysWVVirginia: #106 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 675 boysVAMaryland: #208 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,528 boysMDDelaware: #95 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 522 boysDEArizona: #195 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,165 boysAZNew Mexico: #199 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 969 boysNMKansas: #148 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 897 boysKSArkansas: #67 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 289 boysARTennessee: #68 for boys · 106 births · 1 in 327 boysTNNorth Carolina: #93 for boys · 89 births · 1 in 520 boysNCSouth Carolina: #114 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 590 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #204 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 876 boysDCOklahoma: #93 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 457 boysOKLouisiana: #81 for boys · 82 births · 1 in 389 boysLAMississippi: #72 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 358 boysMSAlabama: #60 for boys · 95 births · 1 in 285 boysALGeorgia: #70 for boys · 137 births · 1 in 361 boysGAHawaii: #247 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,381 boysHITexas: #176 for boys · 172 births · 1 in 861 boysTXFlorida: #108 for boys · 138 births · 1 in 647 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Alabama#60 · 1 in 285
  2. Arkansas#67 · 1 in 289
  3. Tennessee#68 · 1 in 327
  4. Georgia#70 · 1 in 361
  5. Mississippi#72 · 1 in 358

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Alabama#60951 in 285
Arkansas#67531 in 289
Tennessee#681061 in 327
Georgia#701371 in 361
Mississippi#72481 in 358
Kentucky#76661 in 371
Louisiana#81821 in 389
West Virginia#84241 in 428
North Carolina#93891 in 520
Oklahoma#93451 in 457
Ohio#941391 in 562
Delaware#9591 in 522
Indiana#96761 in 521
Oregon#99401 in 486
Michigan#1061111 in 625
Virginia#106621 in 675
Utah#107321 in 518
Florida#1081381 in 647
Washington#108561 in 607
Wisconsin#108481 in 690
Missouri#111581 in 651
South Carolina#114401 in 590
Idaho#115121 in 557
Illinois#1291111 in 782
Rhode Island#12971 in 936
South Dakota#12971 in 669
Iowa#136211 in 868
Maine#13681 in 954
Colorado#138301 in 806
Kansas#148191 in 897
Nevada#149101 in 799
Alaska#15061 in 726
Pennsylvania#167601 in 1,357
Texas#1761721 in 861
Minnesota#190181 in 1,753
Arizona#195261 in 1,165
New Mexico#199121 in 969
District of Columbia#204151 in 876
Maryland#208211 in 1,528
California#2102221 in 1,210
Connecticut#235111 in 2,014
Massachusetts#236171 in 2,574
Nebraska#24251 in 2,198
Hawaii#24751 in 1,381
New York#264731 in 1,848
New Jersey#265251 in 2,203
Montana
New Hampshire
North 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.

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 1989

girls
#9,681
7 births · 1 in 263,365 girls
boys
#129
2,478 births · 1 in 807 boys

Top girls' names in 1989

  1. #1Jessica47,887
  2. #2Ashley47,588
  3. #3Brittany37,792
  4. #4Amanda36,834
  5. #5Sarah27,797
  6. #6Samantha24,792
  7. #7Jennifer24,006
  8. #8Stephanie22,766
  9. #9Lauren21,065
  10. #10Elizabeth20,298
  11. #9,681Jeffery7

Top boys' names in 1989

  1. #1Michael65,415
  2. #2Christopher53,186
  3. #3Matthew45,375
  4. #4Joshua44,100
  5. #5David35,225
  6. #6Daniel35,007
  7. #7Andrew34,817
  8. #8Justin32,852
  9. #9James32,720
  10. #10Robert30,072
  11. #129Jeffery2,478
More about 1989

girls

1,843,552 girls got a published name in 1989; 1 in 263,365 of them was named Jeffery, which outranked 33.5% of the 14,550 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jeffery
  1. #8,761Zola8
  2. #8,761Zoua8
  3. #8,761Zulay8
  4. #9,681Jeffery7
  5. #9,681Aarica7
  6. #9,681Abbagail7
  7. #9,681Abbee7
  8. #10,847Aarion6
  9. #10,847Aarthi6
  10. #10,847Abaigeal6

Tied with 1,165 names at #9,681; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1988
Risers
  1. 9,523Audriana#10,386#863
  2. 7,504Martika#8,391#887
  3. 6,932Audrianna#7,691#759
  4. 3,972Elizabet#4,496#524
  5. 1,772Katherin#2,489#717
Fallers
  1. 539Diandra#905#1,444
  2. 524Taja#720#1,244
  3. 455Jonathan#999#1,454
  4. 445Katarina#960#1,405
  5. 397Caryn#816#1,213

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

boys

2,000,928 boys got a published name in 1989; 1 in 807 of them was named Jeffery, which outranked 98.6% of the 9,232 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 20.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jeffery
  1. #126Colin2,604
  2. #126Randy2,604
  3. #128Jonathon2,528
  4. #129Jeffery2,478
  5. #130Allen2,362
  6. #131Larry2,337
  7. #132Tony2,301
Biggest movers since 1988
Risers
  1. 6,314Kiara#7,270#956
  2. 5,870Alexande#6,426#556
  3. 1,111Kwame#1,768#657
  4. 766Kadeem#1,467#701
  5. 684Hakeem#1,270#586
Fallers
  1. 839Long#819#1,658
  2. 337Darell#981#1,318
  3. 294Whitney#890#1,184
  4. 269Trevin#840#1,109
  5. 252Curt#850#1,102

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

See the top 100 for 1989