Jefferson vs Jeffrey

Side-by-side comparison of Jefferson and Jeffrey — 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

Jeffrey

Boy name · Rank #519

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Metric Jefferson Jeffrey
Current Rank #710 #519
Total Births (all years) 24,141 979,049
Peak Year 2009 1962
Peak Year Births 444 33,536
Peak Decade 2010ss 1960ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1885

Births by Decade

Decade Jefferson Jeffrey
1880ss 355 5
1890ss 291 —
1900ss 244 —
1910ss 1,039 147
1920ss 1,429 263
1930ss 908 903
1940ss 1,142 34,342
1950ss 1,738 184,663
1960ss 2,017 302,013
1970ss 2,165 202,861
1980ss 1,638 144,798
1990ss 2,359 66,987
2000ss 3,268 25,918
2010ss 3,789 12,741
2020ss 1,759 3,408

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Jefferson Jeffrey
2014 439 1,379
2015 378 1,260
2016 432 1,172
2017 353 1,056
2018 364 1,015
2019 326 881
2020 357 794
2021 357 727
2022 332 679
2023 339 621
2024 374 587

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, 1880–2024.

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