Jefferey vs Jeff

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

Name A

Jefferey

Boy name

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Name B

Jeff

Boy name · Rank #2907

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Metric Jefferey Jeff
Current Rank Unranked #2907
Total Births (all years) 3,973 120,212
Peak Year 1969 1961
Peak Year Births 141 9,462
Peak Decade 1960ss 1960ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1943 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Jefferey Jeff
1880ss — 685
1890ss — 661
1900ss — 605
1910ss — 1,532
1920ss — 1,861
1930ss — 1,522
1940ss 71 5,909
1950ss 541 24,921
1960ss 1,118 62,077
1970ss 925 12,253
1980ss 733 3,786
1990ss 378 1,890
2000ss 135 1,518
2010ss 72 769
2020ss — 223

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Jefferey Jeff
2014 8 100
2015 — 72
2016 5 58
2017 6 59
2018 — 67
2019 8 53
2020 — 43
2021 — 56
2022 — 46
2023 — 35
2024 — 43

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, 1943–2019.

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