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 #2915

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Jeffrey

Boy name · Rank #521

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Metric Jeff Jeffrey
Current Rank #2915 #521
Total Births (all years) 120,239 979,601
Peak Year 1961 1962
Peak Year Births 9,463 33,537
Peak Decade 1960s 1960s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1885

Births by Decade

Decade Jeff Jeffrey
1880s 685 5
1890s 661 -
1900s 605 -
1910s 1,532 147
1920s 1,861 263
1930s 1,522 903
1940s 5,909 34,340
1950s 24,920 184,668
1960s 62,072 302,029
1970s 12,249 202,850
1980s 3,787 144,789
1990s 1,890 66,987
2000s 1,518 25,918
2010s 770 12,746
2020s 258 3,956

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Jeff Jeffrey
2014 100 1,380
2015 72 1,261
2016 58 1,173
2017 59 1,056
2018 67 1,016
2019 53 881
2020 43 794
2021 56 727
2022 46 681
2023 35 622
2024 43 588
2025 35 544

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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