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 #1295

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Name B

Jeffrey

Boy name · Rank #521

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Metric Jeffery Jeffrey
Current Rank #1295 #521
Total Births (all years) 230,549 979,601
Peak Year 1962 1962
Peak Year Births 9,282 33,537
Peak Decade 1960s 1960s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1894 1885

Births by Decade

Decade Jeffery Jeffrey
1880s - 5
1890s 5 -
1900s 13 -
1910s 129 147
1920s 216 263
1930s 295 903
1940s 4,754 34,340
1950s 45,879 184,668
1960s 79,534 302,029
1970s 44,565 202,850
1980s 29,571 144,789
1990s 14,667 66,987
2000s 6,487 25,918
2010s 3,448 12,746
2020s 986 3,956

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Jeffery Jeffrey
2014 388 1,380
2015 305 1,261
2016 314 1,173
2017 312 1,056
2018 259 1,016
2019 244 881
2020 215 794
2021 184 727
2022 173 681
2023 153 622
2024 151 588
2025 110 544

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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