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 #1295

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Name B

Jeff

Boy name · Rank #2915

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Metric Jeffery Jeff
Current Rank #1295 #2915
Total Births (all years) 230,549 120,239
Peak Year 1962 1961
Peak Year Births 9,282 9,463
Peak Decade 1960s 1960s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1894 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Jeffery Jeff
1880s - 685
1890s 5 661
1900s 13 605
1910s 129 1,532
1920s 216 1,861
1930s 295 1,522
1940s 4,754 5,909
1950s 45,879 24,920
1960s 79,534 62,072
1970s 44,565 12,249
1980s 29,571 3,787
1990s 14,667 1,890
2000s 6,487 1,518
2010s 3,448 770
2020s 986 258

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 184 56
2022 173 46
2023 153 35
2024 151 43
2025 110 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, 1894–2025.

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