Jeff vs Jeffrey

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

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Jeff

Boy name · Rank #2907

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Name B

Jeffrey

Boy name · Rank #519

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Metric Jeff Jeffrey
Current Rank #2907 #519
Total Births (all years) 120,212 979,049
Peak Year 1961 1962
Peak Year Births 9,462 33,536
Peak Decade 1960ss 1960ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1885

Births by Decade

Decade Jeff Jeffrey
1880ss 685 5
1890ss 661 —
1900ss 605 —
1910ss 1,532 147
1920ss 1,861 263
1930ss 1,522 903
1940ss 5,909 34,342
1950ss 24,921 184,663
1960ss 62,077 302,013
1970ss 12,253 202,861
1980ss 3,786 144,798
1990ss 1,890 66,987
2000ss 1,518 25,918
2010ss 769 12,741
2020ss 223 3,408

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Jeff Jeffrey
2014 100 1,379
2015 72 1,260
2016 58 1,172
2017 59 1,056
2018 67 1,015
2019 53 881
2020 43 794
2021 56 727
2022 46 679
2023 35 621
2024 43 587

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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