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.

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Jefferey

Boy name

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Name B

Jeff

Boy name · Rank #2915

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Metric Jefferey Jeff
Current Rank Unranked #2915
Total Births (all years) 3,973 120,239
Peak Year 1969 1961
Peak Year Births 141 9,463
Peak Decade 1960s 1960s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1943 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Jefferey Jeff
1880s - 685
1890s - 661
1900s - 605
1910s - 1,532
1920s - 1,861
1930s - 1,522
1940s 71 5,909
1950s 541 24,920
1960s 1,118 62,072
1970s 925 12,249
1980s 733 3,787
1990s 378 1,890
2000s 135 1,518
2010s 72 770
2020s - 258

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
2025 - 35

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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