Jeffery vs Jeff

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

Name A

Jeffery

Boy name · Rank #1300

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Name B

Jeff

Boy name · Rank #2907

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Metric Jeffery Jeff
Current Rank #1300 #2907
Total Births (all years) 230,434 120,212
Peak Year 1962 1961
Peak Year Births 9,281 9,462
Peak Decade 1960ss 1960ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1894 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Jeffery Jeff
1880ss — 685
1890ss 5 661
1900ss 13 605
1910ss 129 1,532
1920ss 216 1,861
1930ss 295 1,522
1940ss 4,754 5,909
1950ss 45,878 24,921
1960ss 79,529 62,077
1970ss 44,566 12,253
1980ss 29,575 3,786
1990ss 14,668 1,890
2000ss 6,486 1,518
2010ss 3,446 769
2020ss 874 223

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Jeffery Jeff
2014 388 100
2015 305 72
2016 314 58
2017 312 59
2018 259 67
2019 244 53
2020 215 43
2021 183 56
2022 173 46
2023 153 35
2024 150 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, 1894–2024.

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