Jeffrery vs Jeff

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

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Jeffrery

Boy name

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Name B

Jeff

Boy name · Rank #2907

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Metric Jeffrery Jeff
Current Rank Unranked #2907
Total Births (all years) 5 120,212
Peak Year 1969 1961
Peak Year Births 5 9,462
Peak Decade 1960ss 1960ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1969 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Jeffrery Jeff
1880ss — 685
1890ss — 661
1900ss — 605
1910ss — 1,532
1920ss — 1,861
1930ss — 1,522
1940ss — 5,909
1950ss — 24,921
1960ss 5 62,077
1970ss — 12,253
1980ss — 3,786
1990ss — 1,890
2000ss — 1,518
2010ss — 769
2020ss — 223

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Jeffrery Jeff
2014 — 100
2015 — 72
2016 — 58
2017 — 59
2018 — 67
2019 — 53
2020 — 43
2021 — 56
2022 — 46
2023 — 35
2024 — 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, 1969–1969.

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