Recorded 2017–2023 Boys' name Peak 2023 38 births

Jefe — boys' name

38 babies named Jefe in U.S. Social Security records since 2017, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s102020s28

The verdict

38 boys have been named Jefe since 2017, peaking in the 2020s, last recorded in 2023.

38
total births
2017–2023
years on record
2020s
peak decade
74%
born in that decade
2020s
Peak decade

74% of everyone ever named Jefe was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

9 babies were named Jefe in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jefe

The Social Security Administration has registered 38 babies named Jefe between 2017 and 2023, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jefe currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jefe performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 28 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Jefe shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jefe in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 38 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Jefe at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

38

Since 2017

7 years of records

Peak year

2023

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2017

Recorded for 7 years

Last year on file: 2023

Jefe popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2017

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2023)
9
Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
45678910 202320222021202020182017 5

Jefe by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
28 births that decade — 74% of Jefe's all-time total
2010s102020s28

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jefe?
38 babies have been named Jefe since 2017. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2023 with 9 births.
When was Jefe most popular?
Jefe was most popular in the 2020s decade with 28 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
How long has the name Jefe been used?
Jefe has been recorded in Social Security data since 2017, spanning 7 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Jefe?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jeffrey, Jeffery, Jeff, Jefferson, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2017–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.