Jefferey vs Jeffrey

Side-by-side comparison of Jefferey and Jeffrey — 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

Jeffrey

Boy name · Rank #519

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Metric Jefferey Jeffrey
Current Rank Unranked #519
Total Births (all years) 3,973 979,049
Peak Year 1969 1962
Peak Year Births 141 33,536
Peak Decade 1960ss 1960ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1943 1885

Births by Decade

Decade Jefferey Jeffrey
1880ss — 5
1910ss — 147
1920ss — 263
1930ss — 903
1940ss 71 34,342
1950ss 541 184,663
1960ss 1,118 302,013
1970ss 925 202,861
1980ss 733 144,798
1990ss 378 66,987
2000ss 135 25,918
2010ss 72 12,741
2020ss — 3,408

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Jefferey Jeffrey
2014 8 1,379
2015 — 1,260
2016 5 1,172
2017 6 1,056
2018 — 1,015
2019 8 881
2020 — 794
2021 — 727
2022 — 679
2023 — 621
2024 — 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, 1943–2019.

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