Jeff vs Jefferson

Side-by-side comparison of Jeff and Jefferson - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Jeff

Boy name · Rank #2915

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Name B

Jefferson

Boy name · Rank #710

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Metric Jeff Jefferson
Current Rank #2915 #710
Total Births (all years) 120,239 24,440
Peak Year 1961 2009
Peak Year Births 9,463 444
Peak Decade 1960s 2010s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Jeff Jefferson
1880s 685 355
1890s 661 291
1900s 605 244
1910s 1,532 1,039
1920s 1,861 1,429
1930s 1,522 908
1940s 5,909 1,142
1950s 24,920 1,738
1960s 62,072 2,017
1970s 12,249 2,165
1980s 3,787 1,638
1990s 1,890 2,359
2000s 1,518 3,268
2010s 770 3,789
2020s 258 2,058

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Jeff Jefferson
2014 100 439
2015 72 378
2016 58 432
2017 59 353
2018 67 364
2019 53 326
2020 43 357
2021 56 357
2022 46 332
2023 35 339
2024 43 375
2025 35 298

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2025.

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