Jeffrey vs Jeff

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

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Jeffrey

Boy name · Rank #519

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Name B

Jeff

Boy name · Rank #2907

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Metric Jeffrey Jeff
Current Rank #519 #2907
Total Births (all years) 979,049 120,212
Peak Year 1962 1961
Peak Year Births 33,536 9,462
Peak Decade 1960ss 1960ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1885 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Jeffrey Jeff
1880ss 5 685
1890ss — 661
1900ss — 605
1910ss 147 1,532
1920ss 263 1,861
1930ss 903 1,522
1940ss 34,342 5,909
1950ss 184,663 24,921
1960ss 302,013 62,077
1970ss 202,861 12,253
1980ss 144,798 3,786
1990ss 66,987 1,890
2000ss 25,918 1,518
2010ss 12,741 769
2020ss 3,408 223

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Jeffrey Jeff
2014 1,379 100
2015 1,260 72
2016 1,172 58
2017 1,056 59
2018 1,015 67
2019 881 53
2020 794 43
2021 727 56
2022 679 46
2023 621 35
2024 587 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, 1885–2024.

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