Jeff vs Jeffery

Side-by-side comparison of Jeff and Jeffery - 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

Jeffery

Boy name · Rank #1295

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Metric Jeff Jeffery
Current Rank #2915 #1295
Total Births (all years) 120,239 230,549
Peak Year 1961 1962
Peak Year Births 9,463 9,282
Peak Decade 1960s 1960s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1894

Births by Decade

Decade Jeff Jeffery
1880s 685 -
1890s 661 5
1900s 605 13
1910s 1,532 129
1920s 1,861 216
1930s 1,522 295
1940s 5,909 4,754
1950s 24,920 45,879
1960s 62,072 79,534
1970s 12,249 44,565
1980s 3,787 29,571
1990s 1,890 14,667
2000s 1,518 6,487
2010s 770 3,448
2020s 258 986

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Jeff Jeffery
2014 100 388
2015 72 305
2016 58 314
2017 59 312
2018 67 259
2019 53 244
2020 43 215
2021 56 184
2022 46 173
2023 35 153
2024 43 151
2025 35 110

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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