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 #2907

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Name B

Jeffery

Boy name · Rank #1300

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Metric Jeff Jeffery
Current Rank #2907 #1300
Total Births (all years) 120,212 230,434
Peak Year 1961 1962
Peak Year Births 9,462 9,281
Peak Decade 1960ss 1960ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1894

Births by Decade

Decade Jeff Jeffery
1880ss 685 —
1890ss 661 5
1900ss 605 13
1910ss 1,532 129
1920ss 1,861 216
1930ss 1,522 295
1940ss 5,909 4,754
1950ss 24,921 45,878
1960ss 62,077 79,529
1970ss 12,253 44,566
1980ss 3,786 29,575
1990ss 1,890 14,668
2000ss 1,518 6,486
2010ss 769 3,446
2020ss 223 874

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 56 183
2022 46 173
2023 35 153
2024 43 150

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, 1880–2024.

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