Jeffery vs Jeffrey

Side-by-side comparison of Jeffery and Jeffrey — 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

Jeffrey

Boy name · Rank #519

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Metric Jeffery Jeffrey
Current Rank #1300 #519
Total Births (all years) 230,434 979,049
Peak Year 1962 1962
Peak Year Births 9,281 33,536
Peak Decade 1960ss 1960ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1894 1885

Births by Decade

Decade Jeffery Jeffrey
1880ss — 5
1890ss 5 —
1900ss 13 —
1910ss 129 147
1920ss 216 263
1930ss 295 903
1940ss 4,754 34,342
1950ss 45,878 184,663
1960ss 79,529 302,013
1970ss 44,566 202,861
1980ss 29,575 144,798
1990ss 14,668 66,987
2000ss 6,486 25,918
2010ss 3,446 12,741
2020ss 874 3,408

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Jeffery Jeffrey
2014 388 1,379
2015 305 1,260
2016 314 1,172
2017 312 1,056
2018 259 1,015
2019 244 881
2020 215 794
2021 183 727
2022 173 679
2023 153 621
2024 150 587

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, 1894–2024.

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