Jefferson vs Jeff

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

Name A

Jefferson

Boy name · Rank #710

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Name B

Jeff

Boy name · Rank #2915

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Metric Jefferson Jeff
Current Rank #710 #2915
Total Births (all years) 24,440 120,239
Peak Year 2009 1961
Peak Year Births 444 9,463
Peak Decade 2010s 1960s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Jefferson Jeff
1880s 355 685
1890s 291 661
1900s 244 605
1910s 1,039 1,532
1920s 1,429 1,861
1930s 908 1,522
1940s 1,142 5,909
1950s 1,738 24,920
1960s 2,017 62,072
1970s 2,165 12,249
1980s 1,638 3,787
1990s 2,359 1,890
2000s 3,268 1,518
2010s 3,789 770
2020s 2,058 258

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Jefferson Jeff
2014 439 100
2015 378 72
2016 432 58
2017 353 59
2018 364 67
2019 326 53
2020 357 43
2021 357 56
2022 332 46
2023 339 35
2024 375 43
2025 298 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, 1880–2025.

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