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.

Name A

Jeffrey

Boy name · Rank #521

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Name B

Jeff

Boy name · Rank #2915

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Metric Jeffrey Jeff
Current Rank #521 #2915
Total Births (all years) 979,601 120,239
Peak Year 1962 1961
Peak Year Births 33,537 9,463
Peak Decade 1960s 1960s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1885 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Jeffrey Jeff
1880s 5 685
1890s - 661
1900s - 605
1910s 147 1,532
1920s 263 1,861
1930s 903 1,522
1940s 34,340 5,909
1950s 184,668 24,920
1960s 302,029 62,072
1970s 202,850 12,249
1980s 144,789 3,787
1990s 66,987 1,890
2000s 25,918 1,518
2010s 12,746 770
2020s 3,956 258

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Jeffrey Jeff
2014 1,380 100
2015 1,261 72
2016 1,173 58
2017 1,056 59
2018 1,016 67
2019 881 53
2020 794 43
2021 727 56
2022 681 46
2023 622 35
2024 588 43
2025 544 35

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, 1885–2025.

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