Jeffery vs Jefferson

Side-by-side comparison of Jeffery and Jefferson — 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

Jefferson

Boy name · Rank #710

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Metric Jeffery Jefferson
Current Rank #1300 #710
Total Births (all years) 230,434 24,141
Peak Year 1962 2009
Peak Year Births 9,281 444
Peak Decade 1960ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1894 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Jeffery Jefferson
1880ss — 355
1890ss 5 291
1900ss 13 244
1910ss 129 1,039
1920ss 216 1,429
1930ss 295 908
1940ss 4,754 1,142
1950ss 45,878 1,738
1960ss 79,529 2,017
1970ss 44,566 2,165
1980ss 29,575 1,638
1990ss 14,668 2,359
2000ss 6,486 3,268
2010ss 3,446 3,789
2020ss 874 1,759

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Jeffery Jefferson
2014 388 439
2015 305 378
2016 314 432
2017 312 353
2018 259 364
2019 244 326
2020 215 357
2021 183 357
2022 173 332
2023 153 339
2024 150 374

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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